@GrapheneOS @Schouten_B The Dutch government sponsoring /e/ is news to me. Where can I find information about this?
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@Schouten_B @GrapheneOS Yeah, and SIDN is an independent foundation, not the government.
@danieldk @Schouten_B It's hardly an independent organization. That's similar to claiming BBC is not state media. A state funded and controlled organization is part of the state.
NLnet is also heavily government funded by the Netherlands and EU. It's providing many millions of euros in funding to /e/. /e/ is one of the main origins attacks on GrapheneOS especially efforts to mislead people about what it provides and convince people it's not for regular people but rather criminals.
@GrapheneOS @Schouten_B The government has no control over how NLnet or SIDN allocate their money. They are independent foundations with their own boards.
@GrapheneOS @danieldk The SIDN fund is not funded by the state but rather by the proceeds of SIDN. It also has an independent board from SIDN.
@danieldk @GrapheneOS Afaict there was 75 000 grant from the SIDN fund in 2020 earmarked for some specific features. And that's about it. No general funding of the product and no funding by the central government.