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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.

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195 critical technologies worthy of investment identified

60 technologies supported since October 2022

23.50 m € invested in commissioned work

Current Investments

  • More about: Rosenpass

    Building quantum-safe, resilient encryption for internet infrastructure with enhanced stability and supply chain protection

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  • More about: GFortran

    Advancing an open source Fortran compiler, to enable modern, efficient capabilities for high-performance computing and scientific research

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  • More about: Eclipse Foundation

    Strengthening the Eclipse Foundation open source ecosystem by introducing SBOM generation and improved vulnerability management processes

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  • More about: Arch Linux Package Management

    Rigorous modernization of the foundational package management layers with reusable and memory-safe implementations

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  • More about: OpenStreetMap

    Ensuring the stability, growth and modernization of the core software powering the global open mapping ecosystem

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  • More about: FreeBSD

    Improving the infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience of an open source operating system

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  • More about: GNU libmicrohttpd

    Building high-performance HTTP servers in applications reliably, securely, and efficiently

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  • More about: JUnit

    Making automated testing for the Java ecosystem and JVM more reliable, efficient, and sustainable

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  • More about: Samba

    Enhancing the security, scalability, and functionality of an essential implementation of SMB and IAM protocols

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  • More about: GNOME

    Improving accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem

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  • More about: Domain

    Expanding a comprehensive, memory-safe library for building privacy and security-conscious DNS applications

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  • More about: Reproducible Builds

    Ensuring the security and integrity of open source software throughout its lifecycle, from source to binary code

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  • More about: systemd

    Improving the development and release testing infrastructure of a component used in many Linux distributions

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  • More about: FFmpeg

    Maintaining the sustainability, security, and innovation of a leading multimedia processing framework

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  • More about: coreutils

    Creating memory-safe replacement for GNU coreutils

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  • More about: ActivityPub Test Suite

    Strengthening interoperability in the ecosystem of decentralized, federated social networks

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  • More about: GStreamer

    Re-implementing a multimedia framework’s low-level network protocol for increased security, maintainability, and sustainability

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  • More about: Log4j

    Enhancing security, stability, and confidence in Java logging

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  • More about: Drupal

    Advancing software production security and enhancing developer tools of a widely used content management system

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  • More about: OpenJS Foundation

    Improving Javascript ecosystem infrastructure and security

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  • More about: Fortran

    Modernizing an established programming language to become more performant and user-friendly for scientific communities

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  • More about: Prossimo

    Securing critical and vulnerable internet infrastructure by moving it into memory-safe code

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  • More about: Python Package Index

    Improving Python ecosystem security in collaboration with Trail of Bits

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  • More about: The Yocto Project

    Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices

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  • More about: Varnish-Cache

    Advancing web content delivery with better documentation, accessibility, community engagement, and built-in TLS/HTTP3

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