The BlueHats Awards: Funding Open Source Critical Li...
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DINUM partners with NLnet to run the BlueHats Awards that give 4×10,000€ to four FLOSS maintainers selected for criticality, cybersecurity impact, financial need and usefulness of recognition. Organizers monitor ~25,000 repositories across French public sector code, received 50+ submissions, and publish winners with interviews and promotion. Early 2024 winners include dnsmasq, a single‑sign‑on IdP project (Noto), and Maven; NLnet handles nominations, web infrastructure and payout logistics; lessons: one open call, knowledgeable juries, and a time‑consuming evaluation process.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00BlueHats Awards intro
- 1:27Monitoring 25k open source repos
- 2:30Funding individual maintainers
- 3:36NLnet Foundation’s role
- 5:262024 winners announced
- 7:54Why critical projects are hard to fund
- 8:39Lessons learned and future plans
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