dwazou@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-28 days agoGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000.00 to OpenStreetMapwww.sovereign.techexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down11cross-posted to: openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1387arrow-down1external-linkGermany's Sovereign Tech Agency will give €384,000.00 to OpenStreetMapwww.sovereign.techdwazou@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
minus-squareAsetru@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down25·8 days agoSo, like, one person paid for over two years?
minus-squareMelchior@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·8 days agoThis years budget of the foundation is GBP 651.900,00. So this will help them a lot. https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/8/89/OpenStreetMap_Foundation_Draft_Budget_2025-Ver_8.pdf
minus-squarellothar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·8 days agoThat increases their budget by 50%
minus-squarehuppakee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoFor two years (not complaining, just adding info)
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 days agoMore like a LOT of services for an open project
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 days agoI don’t think that the goal is for Germany to fund the entire project, but it helps. Other parties can also chip in.
minus-squareDzso@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·8 days agoI don’t think OSM is paying coastal US corporate salaries lol
minus-squareVincent@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoI’m sure if we all dunk on it they’ll start to give more.
So, like, one person paid for over two years?
This years budget of the foundation is GBP 651.900,00. So this will help them a lot.
https://osmfoundation.org/w/images/8/89/OpenStreetMap_Foundation_Draft_Budget_2025-Ver_8.pdf
That increases their budget by 50%
For two years (not complaining, just adding info)
More like a LOT of services for an open project
I don’t think that the goal is for Germany to fund the entire project, but it helps. Other parties can also chip in.
I don’t think OSM is paying coastal US corporate salaries lol
I’m sure if we all dunk on it they’ll start to give more.