Guardian Project @guardianproject@librem.one

Remarkable initiative by @wavesblog and Isa Stasi to give technologists a channel to talk about #DMA!

Pressing issues related to app stores in environments dominated by #Apple and #Google were discussed in details by @eighthave and @marcprux.

Take some minutes to hear it, it's worthy.

https://www.youtube.com/@DMAVOXPOPULI

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

See also the complementary blog post: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

At @fosdem 2026, Neil Johnson explored why sustainability is critical for open source - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like @matrix.

🌱 “Decentralisation without sustainability is just deferred centralisation.”

True resilience comes from long-term investment: maintaining infrastructure, investing in independent governance, and keeping core functionality open source.

▶️ Watch the talk and read the blog: https://element.io/blog/sustainable-decentralised-comms-at-element/

#KeepAndroidOpen

The FSFE signed an open letter addressed to Sundar Pichai, CEO of #Google, regarding Google's announced policy requiring all #Android app developers to register centrally with Google to distribute applications outside the Google Play Store.

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

#FreeSoftware developers helped make #Android what it is today. #Google set the tone at the start by making it a more open ecosystem than #iOS and others. We saw #AOSP and its #OpenSource core, and we contributed code, built essential libraries and indispensable apps for the #platform because it was more #open. Now Google wants to take that way from everyone by becoming the sole arbiter of what apps run

https://keepandroidopen.org/

#FLOSS #FOSS #KeepAndroidOpen #AndroidDeveloperVerification

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

If the project you work on is based on a standard or specification external to the project or should be a standard in your opinion, please complete the survey at the following link:

https://sovereigntechfund.limesurvey.net/999999

🗓 Deadline: 9 March 2026

Thank you for your time and for your contributions. 💜

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The Sovereign Tech Agency is exploring how to better support open source maintainers and contributors who are actively working on technology standards relevant to their open source infrastructure projects.

Open standards are foundational to a healthy open source ecosystem. They enable interoperability, enhance digital sovereignty, foster competition and innovation and ensure that critical digital infrastructure remains accessible and serves the public interest.

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“People have a First Amendment right to observe, document, and communicate information about law enforcement activity,” EFF’s Mario Trujillo told The @verge. “There is nothing about using Signal that changes that.” https://www.theverge.com/tech/872493/signal-community-organizing-guide-group-chat