More Lessons from the EU’s Next Generation Internet Initiatives
summary
NGI funds free-software projects since 2018 and FSFE provides legal and licensing help plus a reuse specification; projects show rising copyleft adoption but many developers lack copyright/licensing knowledge. A recent funding cut removes €27 million earmarked for internet-related free software. Interest in so‑called ethical licenses (Hypocratic, Do No Harm) increases, but those are non‑free, legally uncertain and hard to enforce. FSFE applies to the new "open internet stack" and calls for sustained EU funding and infrastructure alternatives to big‑tech dependence.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and NGI initiative
- 1:49Lessons from last year
- 3:12Ethical licenses trend
- 6:49Problems with ethical licenses
- 9:18Decoupling from big tech
- 10:45Funding challenges and solutions
- 11:49Q&A on funding alternatives
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