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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 1d

Please send your song and playlist suggestions for "I don't want to continue working anymore, but just one more push" now.

Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 1d

So excited I'm lacking words!

Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 1d

Excited speak at the @linuxfoundationeu.bsky.social #LFEMemberSummit in #Ghent 28/Oct:

Closing the Backdoor: #DigitalSovereignty for #EU & Public Authorities with #OpenSource

events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-europe-me...

A photo of Sebastian Raible (APELL) before a stylised Ghent cityscape, on the right, "Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit: 28 October 2025, Ghent, Belgium, #LFEuropeMemberSummit".

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 1d

Update: the deadline has been postponed to 31/October so there is still time to prepare your submission! #OpenSource

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 5d

Also check out the cool after-movie that Mindtrek Conference has produced, it really captures the great atmosphere in Finnkino Cine Atlas! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6X9...

Mindtrek Conference 2025 | Official After Movie

YouTube video by Mindtrek

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · 5d

This week I had the opportunity to present @apell.info at #Mindtrek conference in Tampere (FI): #OpenSource business is of strategic importance to the #EU. We engage with policy makers to encourage leveraging this advantage!

Thanks for encouraging discussions! (Conference photos: Konsta Lattu.)

Sebastian Raible presents on stage at Mindtrek conference, with a projector screen displaying a slide with relevant policy, including budget and public procurement. Attendees are seated in red chairs, engaged in the presentation. A neon light and a laptop are also visible.

Sebastian Raible presents on stage at Mindtrek conference, listening to an audience question.

A VIP pass for a speaker at an International Technology Conference, featuring the name "Sebastian Raible" and his title as Director of EU Government Affairs at APELL. The background includes a brown leather chair with a cushion.

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APELL @apell.info · 6d

As you know, APELL is part of the @eosa.bsky.social project, establishing a recognition scheme for Open Source in the form of awards! ✨

Submit your proposals for the new EOSA Magazine by 15 October, find more info on europeanopensource.academy/eosa-magazin...

EOSA Magazine Submissions | European Open Source Academy

European Open Source Academy Magazine Submission Guidelines

europeanopensource.academy

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Open Source Business Alliance @osb-alliance.de · 23d

🇪🇺 Bring mit uns zusammen Open-Source-Themen in die EU-Politik!

@sebastianraible.bsky.social vernetzt und vertritt die europäische Open-Source-Industrie in Brüssel mit unserem Dachverband APELL.

👉 Dafür brauchen wir Dich!

🚀 Werde Mitglied im Advisory Board! ➡️ apell.info#advisoryboard

#OpenSource

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Auf der linken Seite eines Sharepics steht:

APELL 2025
- Policy Advocacy and Contributions
- APELL Events
- EU Projects
- Network of Partners
- APELL is Growing
- Supporting APELL: the Advisory Board

Auf der rechten Seite des Sharepics ist ein Portraitfoto von Sebastian Raible, darunter steht „Sebastian Raible, Director EU Government Affairs“

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Diego Naranjo @diegonaranjo.bsky.social · Sep 10

Here we go: 10 (ish) takeaways from the State of the Union address today by Ursula von der Leyen www.diegonaranjo.eu/10-ish-takea...

10-ish takeaways from the State of the Union address (September 2025) | Diego Naranjo

Quick reflections on the speech by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the State of the Union address that she did on 10 September 2025

www.diegonaranjo.eu

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Aug 21

Has it really been ten years that I came to #Brussels? Here's to all the things I learned, dear ones I lost, friends and encounters I made along the way. Here's to hope and determination that things can be changed for the better. #10years

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Aug 19

On 20 September 2025, I will celebrate Software Freedom Day at Hackerspace Brussels. Join me for my presentation on Why we need Digital Sovereignty and where it comes from! #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #SoftwareFreedomDay #sfd #sfd2025

hsbxl.be/events/softw...

Software Freedom Day 2025

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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · Jul 5

Attempts by law enforcement & governments to subvert end-to-end encryption are ongoing. The European Commission will spend a year thinking about their new "Roadmap for law enforcement access to data" & they are (genuinely) asking for people to join an expert group to help: berthub.eu/articles/pos...

Possible End to End to End Encryption: Come Help - Bert Hubert

tl;dr: The European Commission is honestly asking for experts to advise them on ways to institute “effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement”. If you are an expert, I urge you to apply t...

berthub.eu

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APELL @apell.info · Jul 7

🧵4/4 Finally, we ask @ec.europa.eu to
- use public procurement to buy 20% #OpenSource products and services now – and **100% Open Source by 2035**!

Learn more in detail by downloading our full submission! #CAIDA #Cloud #AI #SovereignTech #TechSovereignty #EU
apell.info/2025/07/07/1...

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APELL @apell.info · Jul 7

🧵3/4 We ask @ec.europa.eu to
- strengthen resilience and reliability of #DigitalInfrastructure with a European Sovereign Tech Fund
- realise *open* technological sovereignty through #OpenSource
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APELL @apell.info · Jul 7

🧵2/4 We ask the @ec.europa.eu to
- use open standards to facilitate cloud interoperability and switching
- look into anti-competitive bundling practices
- build institutional capacity by establishing #OpenSource Programme Offices #OSPO
…

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APELL @apell.info · Jul 7

Last week, the @ec.europa.eu's public consultation on the "AI Continent" initiative ended. It especially looks for input on the *Cloud and AI Development Act* foreseen for end of 2025. On behalf of the European #OpenSource businesses, we submitted input. 🧵1/4

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 the @ec.europa.eu is launching an Expert Group for a “Technology Roadmap on [breaking?] Encryption”. You can apply by 1/September!

ec.europa.eu/transparency...

Please consider sharing this in your circles! #encryption #eu

Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities

ec.europa.eu

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jul 1

Actually, I realised I misunderstood the graphics – worth reading the article in full! ;) #eubudget #mff #digitaleurope #horizoneurope #budget

Jacob Wulff Wold @wulffwold.bsky.social · Jul 1

Struggling to follow the MFF debate? Here’s how the EU's current €1.2 trillion budget is spent, and how it may (radically) change for 2028-2034

www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

Five fights that will shape the EU’s next €1.2 trillion budget - Euractiv

There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.

www.euractiv.com

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APELL @apell.info · Jun 20

Is your project funded under #NGI0Commons? Did you know you can get support from us in the form of business mentoring? Whether commercial ambitions or not: let us help you reach new audiences, grow your user base and strengthen your #OpenSource project's impact.

Contact ngi0 at apell dot info!

car turns right just before the exit with screeching tires, sign above says "not sure" for going straight, "APELL NGI0 Business Circle mentoring" to the right, "your project" on the car turning right.

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jun 19

2/2 But also private companies have to think twice: do they want to continue investing into dependencies? #techsovereignty

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jun 19

The paper published by @netzpolitik.org shows: financing is a major issue for #OpenSource, but administrations need to invest anyways: Win 10 is ending, products get artificially more expensive because of AI features – public procurement is the primary lever for #Europe's sovereign tech #stack. 1/2

Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Jun 19

Read my article here:

netzpolitik.org/2025/open-in...

Open Internet Stack: The EU Commission’s vague plans for open source

An internal paper contains some hints about the EU’s open source policy in the coming years. An existing funding programme will continue under a new name and re-focus on commercial value. The document...

netzpolitik.org

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jun 19

2/2 …Verträge werden künstlich teurer wegen neuer KI-Features. Darüber hinaus muss sich aber auch die Privatwirtschaft fragen, ob sie noch länger in Abhängigkeiten investieren will! #techsovereignty

Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jun 19

Der Bericht, den @netzpolitik.org gerade veröffentlicht, zeigt: #Finanzierung ist Baustelle für #OpenSource. Öffentliche Mittelvergabe ist der erste Hebel in #Europa für souveränen Technologie- #Stack, denn Verwaltungen müssen ohnehin Windows 10 ablösen und… 1/2

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Sebastian Raible @sebastianraible.bsky.social · Jun 19

Two days of conference on the Next Generation Internet, that is the NGI Forum 2025. I‘m glad to be here today for @apell.info and to host the panel discussion ”Open Infrastructure, Sovereign Future: Building Europe’s Digital capacity“! Join us online, starting in 30 min at 16:10! ngi.eu/ngi-forum25/

Selfie of Sebastian in the conference room

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APELL @apell.info · Jun 10

At today‘s APELL Conference in #Warsaw, we are happy to announce that two new #OpenSource business associations are joining us: Danske Open Source Leverandører, #DOSL, and the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (#DOSBA).

Read our full announcement on the APELL website:

European Open Source Business Association: Danske Open Source Leverandører and Dutch Open Source Business Alliance join APELL - APELL

Warsaw, 10 June 2025 – On the occasion of the APELL Conference 2025, the European Open Source Software Business Association announces two new full voting members. Joining are the newly founded Danish...

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