This afternoon, an acquaintance joined a Mastodon instance and asked me which "celebrities" are present in the Fediverse, as if it were important to determine the value of a social network based on that.

I told him that the most important user in the Fediverse is him. Just as it’s you, reading this. Someone who has decided to interact with others freely. Who has chosen to trust their administrator (or create their own instance) more than they trust those who run traditional, monolithic, centralized social networks.

So, I want to thank all the friends of BSD Cafe, whether local or not, for being here and making this place what it is. And I thank all my friends in the Fediverse, who make my timeline lively, interesting, intelligent, fun, and thought-provoking - every day, at any time.

#BSDCafe #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #Community #Trust #OpenSource #DigitalFreedom #JoinTheFediverse

NGI Assure, the program aimed at improving trust in our digital society, successfully concluded after its 4 year run.

[1]152 teams contributed to a more trustworthy & secure internet with their Free and Open Source projects. Thank you all!

We've made a book showcasing all the projects which you can download from the link below. There are also paper copies, so ask for those when you see us IRL.

[2][1] nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240919-NG…
[2] nlnet.nl/media/NGIAssure-bookl…
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#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #Trust #Security

Amazing to hear from Chi Onwurah, Labour Shadow Minister Science, Research and Technology.
On:
* Open MP - Ensuring transparency and trust
* How regulation can help strong growth
* The benefits of open standards
* The importance of trust
* The importance of ethics in tech

#soocon23 #stateofopencon #openstandards #opendata #trust

New episode is out!

@dsearls and @katherined talk to @kyle about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more. Full episode here: reality2cast.com/133

youtube.com/shorts/bCR-S0nWRZE

#opensource #security #trust #openstandards #vendorLockin #podcast #NewEpisode

Hardware Supply Chains, Trust Agility, and Avoiding Vendor Lock-in

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more.

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