Over the last months global political developments have sparked a flurry of conversation about digital sovereignty in the Netherlands. Open source has a key role to play in protecting the independence and resilience of Europe’s infrastructure and giving the Dutch and EU governments room to maneuver and negotiate.
Crucial for the success of Open Source is a durable, healthy ecosystem. Public and private investment will have to align with good governance and a focus on sustainable development. Otherwise, investments will scatter in 1000 directions and only result in more abandoned and unmaintained software!
The Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (DOSBA) has been established for the open source branch to join forces and help educate the public and private sector on how to sustainably deploy and contribute to open source solutions. Cooperation with existing projects and companies, using upstream-first policies and avoiding forks is key in avoiding a fragmentation of the ecosystem and achieve long term success.
We see a growing momentum for open source in the Netherlands, both in the public and private sector. By joining DOSBA, we want to support that development and help build a stronger, more connected open source ecosystem in the country.
Frank Karlitschek
CEO Nextcloud
We are pleased to share that Nextcloud has officially joined the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance, the newly established branch organization for professional open source companies in the Netherlands.
DOSBA brings together organizations committed to strengthening the role of open source in the Dutch digital landscape. One of its goals is to help Dutch organizations, from government bodies to businesses, find their way around the growing open source ecosystem and to connect them with trusted software and service providers.
As part of this network, Nextcloud looks forward to contributing to the visibility and accessibility of open-source solutions in the Netherlands. Our involvement also complements our longstanding support for similar initiatives, such as the Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) in Germany and APELL (Association Professionnelle Européenne du Logiciel Libre) on the European level.
We are looking forward to working alongside other members, sharing insights and contributing to the further professionalization of open source in the Netherlands.
Nextcloud joining DOSBA is a great example of how we are bringing together key players in the open-source field. Their experience and European perspective are valuable assets to our mission to establish open source as a serious and professional choice in the Netherlands.
Pieter Izeboud
board member of DOSBA
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