Hey everyone, I received a request to add Doteveryone [1] to our list of supporting organizations for Public Code, however I'm not sure if they are truly an NGO like the other organisations on our list.
They are a registered charity, however I'm not sure what that entails so I wanted to ask if anyone who knows a lot about the UK could pitch in with some information (I CC'd Daniel so maybe he can forward this mail). After I asked Catherine this: > could you write a few words about how your organisation relates to Free > Software and Open > Source? I'm unfamiliar with your organisation and not sure if will fit with > our campaign. She replied: > Doteveryone is a thinktank fighting for a fairer internet. We want to ensure > that people and society benefit from technology in a fair and responsible > way. Our Responsible Tech work is around how technology development - in > public and private sectors - can be done ethically and thoughtfully, with > appropriate business models which reflect the values of those involved > directly or otherwise. The Public Code declaration is perfectly aligned with > this. As an example, last year we worked on technologies for end of life > care [2] within the UK health system, and the importance of open source (and > open standards) to avoid vendor lockin and exploitative pricing in software > used in the NHS was part of our commissioning recommendations. [3] I'm concerned about their commitment to Free Software, should I still add them? Best regards, Jonke [1] https://doteveryone.org.uk/ [2] https://projects.doteveryone.org.uk/improvingcare/index.html [3] https://projects.doteveryone.org.uk/improvingcare/pages/commissioning.html _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
