User-Operated Internet Fund
“Software is eating the world. Maybe the world ought to consider biting back” let’s talk about the #geekproblem by looking at https://nlnet.nl/useroperated/
“Individual autonomy” it gets off to a bad start as the WWW/internet is a group project, made up of meany different groups of people. The is NO UNDERSTANDING OF THIS in the text or the funding outcomes.
This is a common thinking to all this funding, little will affect real number of human beings, building social technology is a group project, any technology built outside social groups is always poring money and focus down the drain.
“We need your ideas and contributions to help reshape the state of play, and to help create an open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all” yes… and what did they fund, let’s look:
LIST:
Armbian — Versatile OS for ARM-based single board computers
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
Canarytail — Warrant canary standardization and automation
This has little to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
CeroWRT II — Make Wi-Fi routers faster and more reliable
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
KiCad — Professional open source electronics design application
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
This is far away from the call, but closer than the rest of the projects.
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
GPRS/EGPRS support in Osmocom CNI for Ericsson RBS —
This is away from the call, but maybe closer than the rest of the projects.
Open source ePDG for VoWiFi — Enhanced Packet Data Gateway for mobile infrastructure
This is away from the call, but maybe closer than the rest of the projects.
Pion — Network congestion measurement for adaptive real-time applications
This has nothing to do with the call-out text/subject, this is not a project based on people – it obviously should have been funded under a different track.
RADIUSdesk — Open wifi mesh deployment application
This is away from the call, but closer than the rest of the projects.
“Technology should be commons for everyone to enjoy and contribute to”
The outcome they funded tiny and irrelevant in social impact terms projects, much of the funding going to a single NGO project which will obviously achieve NOTHING at all.
“The internet in whatever shape or form it will take is already part of the social fabric of our societies” they funded no projects that deal with societies.
“Have a look at other NLnet funded projects to see what we mean, but don’t be afraid to send something completely different if you think you can contribute to the technology commons and the user-operated internet.” with this round they funded projects that should have been funded in different rounds – the is nothing human, nothing social, the outcome a BAD refection of the #geekproblem
It is unlikely they see this as a problem, that they clearly failed in their selection brief. Who are the people in the selection community, can we get some #4opens process on this strange and compostable outcome.
We should not be doing progressive technology unless the is a non-tech social group around this technology. We have to stop feeding and thus reproducing the #geekproblem
Though DIRECT criticism is difficult as the projects they fund are useful, but at a friend of a friend level, lack involvement of wider-tech folk me thinks.
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