(What Comes) After FOSS?

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The article discusses Open Digital Infrastructure as an evolution beyond FOSS, consisting of open-source code, standards, and knowledge assets that form the foundation for digital building blocks used in society.

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# (What Comes) After FOSS? - Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund Source: [https://infrastructureinsights.fund/projects/what-comes-after-foss/](https://infrastructureinsights.fund/projects/what-comes-after-foss/) ### Open Digital Infrastructure Open Digital Infrastructure represents the set of open\-source code, standards and knowledge assets that digital building blocks like software libraries, compilers, communication or network protocols are composed of\. They are created by individuals, volunteer communities, in research institutions and SMEs or other corporate environments\. Together, they form a foundation of free and public code that is designed to solve common challenges – firstly, in programming, but when applied, also to provide a multitude of core functions for society\.

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