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- 1EU's NGI initiative rebrands as Open Internet Stackโ# NGI becomes Open Internet Stack # OIS ๐ Since 2018, NGI has funded 1,500+ # FOSS projects, including Mastodon itself ๐
The EU's Next Generation Internet initiative, which has funded more than 1,500 free and open-source software projects since 2018, is rebranding as the Open Internet Stack (OIS). The programme says it backed notable projects including the decentralised social network Mastodon, and that OIS will continue this work supporting open source, digital commons and digital sovereignty in Europe.
- 2Partyline group voice app launches for Reticulum networksโPartyline: A group voice application for Reticulum, built on LXST
A new open-source application called Partyline offers group voice communication over Reticulum, the off-grid mesh networking stack, built on its LXST layer. The project, published by RFnexus on GitHub, lets users hold multi-party calls without internet or cellular infrastructure. Early discussion is focused on its potential for radio hobbyists and resilient, censorship-resistant communications.
- 3FreeBSD and BIRD praised as routing infrastructure duoโFreeBSD and BIRD, both up to date. An excellent duo for routing infrastructure โ seamless cooperation, solid performance
A network engineer reports running FreeBSD alongside BIRD, both on current versions, as a routing platform. They describe the combination as an excellent pairing, with seamless cooperation and solid performance, crediting open source for the result. The setup targets routing tasks such as BGP, a core part of internet infrastructure.
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- openssl/openssl General purpose TLS and crypto library