Technologies and Projects

Name: Sovereign Tech Agency
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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

Eclipse Foundation

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

Improving core infrastructure, modernizing code, and enhancing documentation and testing infrastructure
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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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Samba

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

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

Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices
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Current Investments

Eclipse Foundation

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

Arch Linux Package Management

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

OpenStreetMap

Improving core infrastructure, modernizing code, and enhancing documentation and testing infrastructure

FreeBSD

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

GNU libmicrohttpd

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

JUnit

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

Samba

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

GNOME

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

Domain

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

Reproducible Builds

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

GFortran

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

systemd

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

FFmpeg

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

coreutils

Creating memory-safe replacement for GNU coreutils

ActivityPub Test Suite

Strengthening interoperability in the ecosystem of decentralized, federated social networks

GStreamer

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

Log4j

Enhancing security, stability, and confidence in Java logging

Drupal

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

OpenJS Foundation

Improving Javascript ecosystem infrastructure and security

Fortran

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

Prossimo

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

Python Package Index

Improving Python ecosystem security in collaboration with Trail of Bits

The Yocto Project

Creating flexible, custom operating systems for embedded and IoT devices

Contribute Back Challenges

OpenPGP documentation for application developers

Providing up-to-date OpenPGP documentation for application developers

Securing Apache Airflow

Enhancing the security model of a pivotal workflow orchestration component in the Python ecosystem.

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

RuntimeTypeInspector.js

A tool that allows JavaScript projects of any kind to enable runtime type checking

Haskell Cabal

Build system and package manager for the Haskell programming language

Rusty SBOMs

cyclonedx-rust-cargo is emerging as the standard for creating Software Bill of Materials for the Rust ecosystem and the CycloneDX standard

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

Open Web Docs

Documenting accurate compatibility data for web technologies and maintaining tools that support this documentation

conda-store

An open source tool for managing data science environments in collaborative teams.

Past Investments

Bundler & RubyGems (2022)

Package management for a popular programming language

curl

Powering data transfers

OpenMLS

A new standard for better encryption in group chats

WireGuard

Better protected internet access

OpenPGP.js/GopenPGP

Secure emails and secure signatures in the browser

OpenSSH

Secure connections for administrators

Sequoia PGP (2022)