<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[🇪🇺 We signed the open letter calling for an Open Source First approach in Europe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f1ea-1f1fa.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--flag-eu" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🇪🇺" alt="🇪🇺" /> We signed the open letter calling for an Open Source First approach in Europe.</p><p>The question public institutions should ask first is simple:</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f914.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--thinking_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤔" alt="🤔" /> Is there already a qualified open-source solution that does the job?</p><p>If yes, it should be seriously considered before creating new dependencies.</p><p>That is how digital sovereignty becomes real.<br />Read the letter: <a href="https://www.open-xchange.com/hubfs/PDFs/An%20Open%20Letter%20from%20Europes%20Open%20Source%20Industry%20(signed).pdf" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>open-xchange.com/hubfs/PDFs/An</span><span>%20Open%20Letter%20from%20Europes%20Open%20Source%20Industry%20(signed).pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.xwiki.com/tags/OpenSource" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.xwiki.com/tags/DigitalSovereignty" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://social.xwiki.com/tags/OpenSourceFirst" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSourceFirst</span></a> <a href="https://social.xwiki.com/tags/XWiki" rel="tag">#<span>XWiki</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/57c11d2c-fca7-4864-b095-912cdb653ab6/we-signed-the-open-letter-calling-for-an-open-source-first-approach-in-europe.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:34:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/57c11d2c-fca7-4864-b095-912cdb653ab6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:33:38 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>