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There's lots of talk about "digital sovereignty" – but what does that exactly mean? Well, avoiding vendor lock-in and economic dependency for starters. Learn how the Open Document Format (ODF) helps here: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards

The role of ODF in digital sovereignty (digital freedom) - The Document Foundation Blog

Digital sovereignty, or the ability of nations, organisations and individuals to control their own digital destiny, is a fundamental issue of the 21st century.
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #openstandards

What will the world be like in 10 years? Or 50? We don't know – but we all need to think about long-term data storage. Don't get locked out 🔒 of your own documents – instead, choose a format designed for long-term archiving: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards
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Long-term archiving with ODF: a future-proof strategy - The Document Foundation Blog

Digital documents in proprietary formats often become inaccessible within a few years due to undocumented changes to the XML schema that are intentionally employed for lock-in purposes.
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #openstandards

The XMPP Standards Foundation (@xmpp) has put out a call to action: it’s time for the community to help make secure, interoperable chat a reality - especially in healthcare.

At Ignite Realtime, we’re excited to support this effort. Our projects, such as Openfire and Smack, provide powerful building blocks to explore what’s possible for Dutch healthcare communication. Let’s Build a Connected Dutch Healthcare Community!

Read our full article at: discourse.igniterealtime.org/t…
#openstandards #xmpp


Helping Dutch Healthcare Speak the Same Language with XMPP

Helping Dutch Healthcare Speak the Same Language with XMPP The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) has put out a call to action: it’s time for the community to help make secure, interoperable chat a reality - especially in healthcare.
Ignite Realtime Community Forums
#xmpp #openstandards @XSF: XMPP Standards Foundation

NTA 7532 is an opportunity to define secure, interoperable chat for Dutch healthcare.
XMPP already offers the proven, open, federated foundation needed for this.
The XSF invites healthcare, IT, and standards communities to collaborate and help shape NTA 7532 on XMPP - aligned with international best practice.
xmpp.org/2025/10/towards-secur…
#XMPP #DigitalHealth #OpenStandards

XMPP - The universal messaging standard

XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middleware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML da…
xmpp.org
#xmpp #openstandards #DigitalHealth

#openstandards #healthcareit @Forum Standaardisatie @RDI @NGI Commons

XMPP enables hospitals, GPs, and care providers to exchange messages securely across systems - with local control and no vendor lock-in.
It’s the open, federated model healthcare needs for safe and seamless communication.
#Interoperability #OpenStandards
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Last Saturday was Software Freedom Day! #LibreOffice's Liaison in Nepal gave a talk about the importance of open formats: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #openstandards
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LibreOffice and Software Freedom Day 2025 in Nepal - The Document Foundation Blog

Updates from the Nepalese LibreOffice community: Recent protests and stress in Nepal have disrupted regular activities. Almost everything was affected, including in-person events being canceled rapidly.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice #openstandards

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Open Document Format (ODF) is the standard format for #LibreOffice. Learn about ODF compliance and interoperability in our latest blog post: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #openstandards

Understanding ODF compliance and interoperability - The Document Foundation Blog

The Open Document Format (ODF) is an open standard format for office documents, which offers a vendor-independent, royalty-free way to encode text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#foss #opensource #libreoffice #openstandards

Who uses Open Document Format, the native format of #LibreOffice? Well, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK and Uruguay for starters: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware #openstandards
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ODF: An Analysis of the Adoption of the Open Document Format - The Document Foundation Blog

Over the course of its 20-year history, the ODF standard has been adopted, or at least recommended, by numerous supranational bodies and several countries on almost every continent.
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#FreeSoftware #foss #opensource #libreoffice #openstandards

Question: do you really have control over your data? Depending on the formats you use, that answer might be no. Here's why the Open Document Format (as used by LibreOffice and other suites) is important: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #openstandards
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Why is the Open Document Format (ODF) important? - The Document Foundation Blog

Consider the history of control over user files, whether for organisations or individuals Think about all the documents you have created in your lifetime: School assignments. Work presentations and reports. Household budgets. Letters.
Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
#openstandards

#foss #opensource #libreoffice #openstandards

NLnet Labs celebrates twenty-five years as an independent, non-profit foundation working on #opensource and #openstandards.
Our mission remains to make the core of the Internet a better, safer place by developing open-source software, through applied research and by promoting and contributing to open standards.
Have you been along for the ride as a user of our #DNS or #routing software, worked with us on #IETF standardisation, applied research or policy advocacy? Share your story!
#opensource #dns #openstandards #ietf #routing

#matrix #opensource #openstandards #OpenGovernance

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Open source infrastructure *must* be a publicly funded service, and funders need to support maintenance – not just new feature development 📣

This is on our minds this week in the wake of the #xz news, and as we continue to seek funding to support #Matrix.

Read the latest from project lead, @matthew: matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…

#OpenSource #FOSS #OpenStandards


Open Source Infrastructure must be a publicly funded service.

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Matthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
#foss #matrix #opensource #openstandards #xz @Matthew Hodgson

#foss #matrix #opensource #digitalsovereignty #openstandards

We are bowled over by your support! We're up to 162 Individual Members, 114 of which are new, and we've doubled the number of organizational members 🥳

This is encouraging, though we still have a long way to go to fill the gap in our budget.

If you believe in open source, open standards, privacy, and decentralization: this is your call to action.

Help us secure the future of Matrix by joining today: matrix.org/support/

#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #Privacy #Decentralization #FOSS


Support Matrix

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
matrix.org
#foss #matrix #opensource #privacy #decentralization #openstandards

Matrix wouldn't be where it is today without the vibrant ecosystem of FOSS clients, bots, bridges, servers, SDKs, and more!

And it's the people who make it all possible.

Please join us in spreading the love on this #ILoveFreeSoftwareDay and give a shoutout to your favorite projects! 💞

#Matrix #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenStandards #ILoveFS

A pink card, featuring the Matrix logo, that reads: I love Free Software. Thank you to all the FOSS maintainers and contributors who make the Matrix ecosystem great! The Matrix.org Foundation. Open, private, decentralized comms for all.
#foss #matrix #opensource #ilovefs #openstandards #ilovefreesoftwareday

We are positively overwhelmed with the outpouring of support 🚀

People are responding to our call for help! We've also had a number of smaller organizations show up and begin the process of becoming supporting members.

This is encouraging progress, though we still have a lot of work to do to hit our fundraising goals.

Join us in securing the future of open, private, decentralized communications with Matrix: matrix.org/blog/2024/01/2024-r…

#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS #Interoperability


A roadmap and appeal for help from The Matrix.org Foundation

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Josh Simmons (matrix.org)
#foss #matrix #opensource #interoperability #openstandards

We remain excited about the Digital Markets Act and the push for interoperability: wired.com/story/whatsapp-inter…

If you didn't catch the main stage talk from Matthew, Matrix's project lead, at FOSDEM, we encourage you to watch the recording once it's posted online: fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event…

#Matrix #Interoperability #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS #FOSDEM #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #EUPol #DMA


WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.
Matt Burgess (WIRED)
#foss #matrix #opensource #dma #fosdem #interoperability #openstandards #protocolsnotplatforms #eupol

#matrix #opensource #EU #openstandards @OpenForum Europe @Mozilla

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#xmpp #Jabber #chat #interoperability #decentralization #openstandards #brussels #rtc

#xmpp #Jabber #chat #interoperability #decentralization #openstandards #brussels #rtc #fosdem2024

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

#opendata #openstandards #trust #stateofopencon #soocon23

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