@juanlu.space @ox.ca the followup was in the panel: Public Procurement for Digital Sovereignty
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/WKCBGM-procurement-sovereignty/ #FOSDEM

#procurement #OpenSource #funding #business #innovation

Donations, pledges, and tech funds are "the coffee money". "Procurement buys vendors and warranties, not open code". All of this despite the fact that "97 % of audited codebases contain open source components", per Black Duck Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) 2025 report! #FOSDEM

Donations, pledges, and tech funds are "the coffee money". "Procurement buys vendors and warranties, not open code". All of this despite the fact that "97 % of audited codebases contain open source components", per Black Duck Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) 2025 report! #FOSDEM