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To distribute binary packages (substitutes) GNU Guix uses servers/mirrors.

As users we all benefit by downloading new updates quickly. We don't waste resources building them ourselves. The cost is that the substitute servers need good bandwidth and a lot of space.

The last thing we spend money on is community resources and organising the project (sprints like Guix Days).

We'd love to do more if we can raise more.

#freesoftware #gnu #guix #linux #fundraising #opensource #sustainability

futurile

@futurile@mastodon.social · 10 hours ago

As a distro we collect together a lot of packages. That leads to a constant stream of updates that we need to build and distribute to Guix users.

Each time there's a package update we build both the new package and all it's dependents. This is the functional package approach that gives us reliability and reproducibility. But we need resources for our build farm.

Then each update is distributed to users ...

(see pt3)

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futurile

@futurile@mastodon.social replied · 10 hours ago

To distribute binary packages (substitutes) GNU Guix uses servers/mirrors.

As users we all benefit by downloading new updates quickly. We don't waste resources building them ourselves. The cost is that the substitute servers need good bandwidth and a lot of space.

The last thing we spend money on is community resources and organising the project (sprints like Guix Days).

We'd love to do more if we can raise more.

#freesoftware #gnu #guix #linux #fundraising #opensource #sustainability

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Simon Phipps

@webmink@meshed.cloud · 3 days ago

The @EUCommission would like to hear your views on the governance and sustainability of critical open source software. The survey closes October 5th.

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_Governance_and_Sustainability_Survey

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Study of the European Commission: Survey on the Governance and Sustainability of Critical Open Source Software

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World Wide Web Consortium

@w3c@w3c.social · 2 days ago

Today the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) became a First Public Draft Note.

This specification defines web-focused guidelines that use planetary, people, and prosperity principles (the PPP approach) throughout the decision-making process, allowing users to minimize their environmental impact in various way.

https://www.w3.org/news/2025/web-sustainability-guidelines-wsg-becomes-a-first-public-draft-note/

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