Technologies and Projects
Since October 2022, we have invested in the following technologies and projects. They exemplify digital infrastructure that we aim to strengthen with our mission.
195 critical technologies worthy of investment identified
60 technologies supported since October 2022
23.50 m € invested in commissioned work
Current Investments
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Arch Linux Package Management
Rigorous modernization of the foundational package management layers with reusable and memory-safe implementations
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FreeBSD
Improving the infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience of an open source operating system
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GNU libmicrohttpd
Building high-performance HTTP servers in applications reliably, securely, and efficiently
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JUnit
Making automated testing for the Java ecosystem and JVM more reliable, efficient, and sustainable
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Mamba
Enabling secure software package management for science and industry on major operating systems
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Samba
Enhancing the security, scalability, and functionality of an essential implementation of SMB and IAM protocols
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PHP
Improving the long-term sustainability and security of the PHP ecosystem
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GNOME
Improving accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem
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Domain
Expanding a comprehensive, memory-safe library for building privacy and security-conscious DNS applications
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Reproducible Builds
Ensuring the security and integrity of open source software throughout its lifecycle, from source to binary code
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GFortran
Advancing an open-source Fortran compiler, to enable modern, efficient capabilities for high-performance computing and scientific research.
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systemd
Improving the development and release testing infrastructure of a component used in many Linux distributions
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FFmpeg
Maintaining the sustainability, security, and innovation of a leading multimedia processing framework
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coreutils
Creating memory-safe replacement for GNU coreutils
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ActivityPub Test Suite
Strengthening interoperability in the ecosystem of decentralized, federated social networks
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GStreamer
Re-implementing a multimedia framework’s low-level network protocol for increased security, maintainability, and sustainability
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Log4j
Enhancing security, stability, and confidence in Java logging
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Drupal
Advancing software production security and enhancing developer tools of a widely used content management system
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OpenJS Foundation
Improving Javascript ecosystem infrastructure and security
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Pendulum
Providing accurate time on millions of devices and networks fundamental to the internet and other critical infrastructure.
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Fortran
Modernizing an established programming language to become more performant and user-friendly for scientific communities
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RubyGems & Bundler (2023)
Package management for Ruby, a popular programming language
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Logback
Maintaining, improving, and securing a Java logging library
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Prossimo
Securing critical and vulnerable internet infrastructure by moving it into memory-safe code
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Python Package Index
Improving Python ecosystem security in collaboration with Trail of Bits
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OpenBLAS
Keeping high performance linear algebra computation accessible and open for all
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The Yocto Project
Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices
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Sequoia PGP (2023)
Secure communication, signatures, and authentication, in Rust
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Contribute Back Challenges
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OpenPGP documentation for application developers
Providing up-to-date OpenPGP documentation for application developers
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Securing Apache Airflow
Enhancing the security model of a pivotal workflow orchestration component in the Python ecosystem.
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Nix ecosystem supply chain security
Reinforcing the security framework of an an open source build and configuration management system across the full software development life cycle
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RuntimeTypeInspector.js
A tool that allows JavaScript projects of any kind to enable runtime type checking
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Haskell Cabal
Build system and package manager for the Haskell programming language
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Rusty SBOMs
cyclonedx-rust-cargo is emerging as the standard for creating Software Bill of Materials for the Rust ecosystem and the CycloneDX standard
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p5.js Documentation Organization & Accessibility
A free, open source JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, and beginners
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Open Web Docs
Documenting accurate compatibility data for web technologies and maintaining tools that support this documentation
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conda-store
An open source tool for managing data science environments in collaborative teams.
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Past Investments
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Bundler & RubyGems (2022)
Package management for a popular programming language
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curl
Powering data transfers
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OpenMLS
A new standard for better encryption in group chats
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WireGuard
Better protected internet access
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OpenPGP.js/GopenPGP
Secure emails and secure signatures in the browser
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OpenSSH
Secure connections for administrators
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Sequoia PGP (2022)
Secure communication, signatures and authentication, in Rust
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OpenBGPd
Making internet routers independent
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