#sovereigntechfund — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant

The Sovereign Tech Fun has just given KDE a cool €1.2-million. The money is earmarked to improve the Plasma Desktop, KDE Linux, and the Frameworks underlying both

#KDE #Plasma #Linux #OpenSource #SovereignTechFund

Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development

@sovtechfund's investment will be used to strengthen the structural reliability and security of KDE's core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services.

http://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde

https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/kde

#investment #sovereigntechfund #development #DigitalSovereignty

which the #SovereignTechAgency is leading, modeled after our #SovereignTechFund. Drawing on our operational and strategic expertise and international network, we will explore how our proven approach can be applied at the European level to strengthen critical open digital infrastructure. More details will be announced soon.

3/4

The #DigitalCommons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#EDIC) is taking shape with more countries joining, a newly appointed Director, and its first projects — including a pilot for a European #SovereignTechFund.

Congratulations to Laurent Rojey on his appointment as Director of the DC EDIC. His appointment was unanimously approved by the General Assembly of the founding Member States.

1/4

The #blog post "Verify Arch Linux artifacts using VOA/OpenPGP" has been published:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #STF #devblog #OpenPGP #RustLang #DigitalSignature #Verification #VOA

The #blog post "Verify Arch Linux artifacts using VOA/OpenPGP" has been published:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #STF #devblog #OpenPGP #RustLang #DigitalSignature #Verification #VOA

The #blog post "Verify Arch Linux artifacts using VOA/OpenPGP" has been published:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #STF #devblog #OpenPGP #RustLang #DigitalSignature #Verification #VOA

The #blog post "Verify Arch Linux artifacts using VOA/OpenPGP" has been published:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #STF #devblog #OpenPGP #RustLang #DigitalSignature #Verification #VOA

The #blog post "Verify Arch Linux artifacts using VOA/OpenPGP" has been published:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #STF #devblog #OpenPGP #RustLang #DigitalSignature #Verification #VOA

Together with @hko I have worked on the "File Hierarchy for the Verification of OS Artifacts" (#VOA) in 2024 and 2025.

This #STF ( @sovtechfund ) funded #specification and #ReferenceImplementation (🦀) enables technology and distribution agnostic verification of OS artifacts.

In this #blog post we are looking into the #verification of #ArchLinux artifacts, using the `voa` #CLI and its #OpenPGP backend:
https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#devblog #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #DigitalSignature #packaging

Together with @hko I have worked on the "File Hierarchy for the Verification of OS Artifacts" (#VOA) in 2024 and 2025.

This #STF ( @sovtechfund ) funded #specification and #ReferenceImplementation (🦀) enables technology and distribution agnostic verification of OS artifacts.

In this #blog post we are looking into the #verification of #ArchLinux artifacts, using the `voa` #CLI and its #OpenPGP backend:
https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#devblog #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #DigitalSignature #packaging

Together with @hko I have worked on the "File Hierarchy for the Verification of OS Artifacts" (#VOA) in 2024 and 2025.

This #STF ( @sovtechfund ) funded #specification and #ReferenceImplementation (🦀) enables technology and distribution agnostic verification of OS artifacts.

In this #blog post we are looking into the #verification of #ArchLinux artifacts, using the `voa` #CLI and its #OpenPGP backend:
https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#devblog #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #DigitalSignature #packaging

Together with @hko I have worked on the "File Hierarchy for the Verification of OS Artifacts" (#VOA) in 2024 and 2025.

This #STF ( @sovtechfund ) funded #specification and #ReferenceImplementation (🦀) enables technology and distribution agnostic verification of OS artifacts.

In this #blog post we are looking into the #verification of #ArchLinux artifacts, using the `voa` #CLI and its #OpenPGP backend:
https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#devblog #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #DigitalSignature #packaging

Together with @hko I have worked on the "File Hierarchy for the Verification of OS Artifacts" (#VOA) in 2024 and 2025.

This #STF ( @sovtechfund ) funded #specification and #ReferenceImplementation (🦀) enables technology and distribution agnostic verification of OS artifacts.

In this #blog post we are looking into the #verification of #ArchLinux artifacts, using the `voa` #CLI and its #OpenPGP backend:
https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/verify-arch-linux-artifacts-using-voa-openpgp/

#devblog #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #DigitalSignature #packaging

The #blog post "A year of work on the ALPM project" has been released:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#ArchLinux #OpenPGP #RustLang #SovereignTechFund #STF #VOA #devblog

Together with @hko @j-g00da, @orhun and @Nukesor I have been working on the #ALPM and #VOA projects in 2024 and 2025.

This #SovereignTechFund ( @sovtechfund ) funded work has recently come to a close.

You can read all about what was achieved and plans for future work on the #ArchLinux #devblog: https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#OpenPGP #packaging #DigitalSignature #Verification #STF #blog #RustLang

Together with @hko @j-g00da, @orhun and @Nukesor I have been working on the #ALPM and #VOA projects in 2024 and 2025.

This #SovereignTechFund ( @sovtechfund ) funded work has recently come to a close.

You can read all about what was achieved and plans for future work on the #ArchLinux #devblog: https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#OpenPGP #packaging #DigitalSignature #Verification #STF #blog #RustLang

Together with @hko @j-g00da, @orhun and @Nukesor I have been working on the #ALPM and #VOA projects in 2024 and 2025.

This #SovereignTechFund ( @sovtechfund ) funded work has recently come to a close.

You can read all about what was achieved and plans for future work on the #ArchLinux #devblog: https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#OpenPGP #packaging #DigitalSignature #Verification #STF #blog #RustLang

Together with @hko @j-g00da, @orhun and @Nukesor I have been working on the #ALPM and #VOA projects in 2024 and 2025.

This #SovereignTechFund ( @sovtechfund ) funded work has recently come to a close.

You can read all about what was achieved and plans for future work on the #ArchLinux #devblog: https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#OpenPGP #packaging #DigitalSignature #Verification #STF #blog #RustLang

Together with @hko @j-g00da, @orhun and @Nukesor I have been working on the #ALPM and #VOA projects in 2024 and 2025.

This #SovereignTechFund ( @sovtechfund ) funded work has recently come to a close.

You can read all about what was achieved and plans for future work on the #ArchLinux #devblog: https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/a-year-of-work-on-the-alpm-project/

#OpenPGP #packaging #DigitalSignature #Verification #STF #blog #RustLang

👨‍💻🤡 Oh, look! A tech trifecta of buzzwords desperately trying to sound important: #Igalia, #Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund! Apparently, they're shaping the "future of web engines" with all the enthusiasm of a LinkedIn influencer. Keep fighting the good fight, folks! 🚀🙄
https://www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/Igalia,-Servo,-and-the-Sovereign-Tech-Fund.html #techbuzzwords #webengines #SovereignTechFund #HackerNews #ngated

Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund

https://www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/Igalia,-Servo,-and-the-Sovereign-Tech-Fund.html

#HackerNews #Igalia #Servo #SovereignTechFund #TechNews #OpenSource

I wrote a bit about the #ALPM #documentation:

https://devblog.archlinux.page/2025/specifications/

#ArchLinux #RustLang #SovereignTechFund

Keynotespreker Adriana Groh, directeur van de Duitse Sovereign Tech Agency houdt het publiek van de LaSuite hackaton nog maar eens voor wat digitale souvereiniteit is en waarom investeringen van fundamenteel belang zijn #hackaton #SovereignTechFund

Sovereign Tech Agency funding for ALPM project

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/MZLH43574GGP7QQ7RKAAIRFT5LJPCEB4/

#ArchLinux #SovereignTechFund #SovereignTechAgency #ALPM

⏳ **Attention Open Source Maintainers: Only 48 Hours Left!** ⏳

This is your **last chance** to apply for the @sovtechfund **Fellowship**. If you're maintaining essential open-source projects and need support, now’s the time to act.

🎯 Get funding and support to help sustain your work!

**Applications close Sunday—no extensions.** Don't miss out!

🚀 Apply here: https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/programs/fellowship#how-to-apply

#OpenSource #Maintainers #SovereignTechFund #Fellowship #FinalCall #Funding

https://jascha.wtf/allerlei-4/

The German Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure.
The following projects will receive funding starting October 2022:
#OpenMLS, #curl, #OpenBGPd, #Bundler/ #RubyGems, #WireGuard, #OpenPGPjs/ #GopenPGP, #OpenSSH

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems
in the Public Interest
https://sovereigntechfund.de/en.html

#SovereignTechFund #FreeSoftware

The German Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure.
The following projects will receive funding starting October 2022:
#OpenMLS, #curl, #OpenBGPd, #Bundler/ #RubyGems, #WireGuard, #OpenPGPjs/ #GopenPGP, #OpenSSH

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems
in the Public Interest
https://sovereigntechfund.de/en.html

#SovereignTechFund #FreeSoftware

The German Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure.
The following projects will receive funding starting October 2022:
#OpenMLS, #curl, #OpenBGPd, #Bundler/ #RubyGems, #WireGuard, #OpenPGPjs/ #GopenPGP, #OpenSSH

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems
in the Public Interest
https://sovereigntechfund.de/en.html

#SovereignTechFund #FreeSoftware

The German Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure.
The following projects will receive funding starting October 2022:
#OpenMLS, #curl, #OpenBGPd, #Bundler/ #RubyGems, #WireGuard, #OpenPGPjs/ #GopenPGP, #OpenSSH

Strengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems
in the Public Interest
https://sovereigntechfund.de/en.html

#SovereignTechFund #FreeSoftware