GNOME Receives €1M Investment from Sovereign Tech Fund
Whether you’ve been using Linux for a fresh minute or a veritable eon you’ll know GNOME is a core pillar in the FOSS movement.
GNOME is the default desktop environment in the most popular Linux distributions, its apps are used by millions of people worldwide, and GNOME-backed technologies underpin experiences across a dizzying array of devices, platforms, and industries.
With the Sovereign Tech Fund’s aim of supporting the “…development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure”, its synergies with the GNOME project are clear.
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GNOME’s Giant Leap: Open-Source Project Receives €1 Million Boost
The GNOME Foundation, a linchpin in the open-source and Linux desktop ecosystem for over a quarter-century, has just announced a momentous €1M grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund – a funding pot supported financially by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
This substantial investment is set to catalyze the modernization of the GNOME platform, advancing tooling, accessibility, and public interest features.
In addition, it aims to reinforce the open-source ecosystem’s security, resilience, and technological diversity while also honoring the human element – those who write the code.
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GNOME supported by the Sovereign Tech Fund
The GNOME Foundation has announced the receipt of a €1 million award from the German Sovereign Tech Fund. The funding will support work on accessibility, privacy, hardware support, and more.
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#121 Public Interest Infrastructure
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from November 03 to November 10.
We are very happy to share that Sovereign Tech Fund is investing €1M into GNOME.
It will fund the following projects until the end of 2024...
Among other things, expect contributions to libsecret, oo7, Seahorse, systemd, Linux, Atspi, Orca, WebKitGTK, Shell, Mutter, Flatpak, AccountService, Settings, gdm, initial setup, Gtk, GLib, Online Accounts and language bindings.
The team, known as “GNOME STF” started on the 2nd of October and already made exciting and impactful changes. We look forward sharing more information and our work with everyone.
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GNOME gets €1M funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund | GamingOnLinux
"GNOME has played a major role in the Free Software, Open Source, and Linux desktop ecosystem for more than 25 years. The GNOME community is dedicated, diverse, and dynamic. The GNOME desktop and apps are used by millions of people and its technologies are deployed on countless devices and products.
We are excited to see the GNOME project recognized as critical digital infrastructure and are grateful to Sovereign Tech Fund for supporting our initiatives for GNOME and the wider Linux desktop." — GNOME Foundation