Sovereign Tech Fund, Significant Investment into FreeBSD
The Sovereign Tech Fund is investing €686,400 in the FreeBSD project to modernize its infrastructure, focusing on zero-trust builds, CI/CD automation, and security enhancements through 2025.
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The Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) has announced a significant investment of €686,400 into the FreeBSD project, aimed at modernizing its infrastructure. This funding will be allocated through 2025 and will focus on several key areas, including the development of zero-trust builds, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) automation, reducing technical debt, enhancing security controls, and implementing other improvements. The STF has a history of supporting open-source projects, having previously funded initiatives like GNOME development and Rustls. This investment comes alongside recent collaborations between AMD and the FreeBSD Foundation to enhance the operating system. The FreeBSD community is optimistic about the potential advancements this funding will bring to the project.
- Sovereign Tech Fund invests €686,400 in FreeBSD for infrastructure modernization.
- Funding will support zero-trust builds, CI/CD automation, and security enhancements.
- Investment is part of a broader trend of collaboration with AMD for OS improvements.
- STF has a history of successful funding for various open-source projects.
- The FreeBSD community anticipates significant advancements from this investment.
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