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@Gina@fosstodon.org

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Head of GovTech @ OpenProject | Former Dutch gov OSPO | Open Source | Digital Sovereignty | Gaming | IT nerd | 🇪🇺🇳🇱

Advocate for open, ethical alternatives to big tech. Posting on a personal title.

One of Fosstodon's admins. Boardmember of F-Droid. Staff of Pookie and Wessie. Big fan of bouldering. She/her. 🏳️‍🌈&🏳️‍⚧️ ally. 🇺🇦🍉

8427 Followers

3784 Following

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Joined March 26, 2019

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 12h ago

Boosted by @_elena@mastodon.social

Replying to

@_elena@mastodon.social @oscl@mastodon.opencloud.lu @paolo@mastodon.opencloud.lu we have lots of cool talks at our track, but I'm also really excited to for our "Institutions on the Fediverse" panel. This panel brings together experts who have brought prestigious cultural and public institutions on the Fediverse. 👏 We have the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK), the French Ministry of Culture, and @manfredzielinski@mastodon.nl is going to talk about social.overheid.nl, the Dutch gov Mastodon instance.

#oscl #oscl26 #opensource #digitalsovereignty

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 13h ago

Replying to

@_elena@mastodon.social @oscl@mastodon.opencloud.lu @paolo@mastodon.opencloud.lu btw I had the honor of meeting the OSPO of the country of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, which was so incredibly cool. They're doing great things over there, glad they were invited to the EU OSPO network 🥳

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2w ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Sweden is also choosing @forgejo@floss.social for their digitally sovereign government codeplatform, just like the Dutch code.overheid.nl 🥳🥳 https://github.com/diggsweden/ena-kodsamverkansplattform-poc This is a nice step towards less dependence on US big tech, aka Github. In my last days at the @BZKopensource@social.overheid.nl I hope to set up a working group with other EU governments, to work towards a federated network of codeplatforms 🇪🇺 #codeplatform #forgejo #ospo #digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #govtech

GitHub - diggsweden/ena-kodsamverkansplattform-poc: Ett tillfälligt arbetsrepo för framtida kodsamverkansplattform. Det som skrivs är nödvändigtvis inte en myndighets officiella ställning utan förarbeten och utkast.

Ett tillfälligt arbetsrepo för framtida kodsamverkansplattform. Det som skrivs är nödvändigtvis inte en myndighets officiella ställning utan förarbeten och utkast. - diggsweden/ena-kodsamverkanspla...

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3w ago

Boosted by @stux@mstdn.social

Ah so my dream has a name. #solarpunk

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3w ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Nice work Switzerland! 👏👏 European governments are starting to support alternative mobile app stores, such as @fdroidorg@floss.social , for their government-built apps. Next up, government issued (fair)phones for civil servants that come with an open OS and open app store? 🚀 https://www.parlament.ch/de/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20267146 #digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #mobile #fdroid #eupolicy #switzerland

Geschäft Ansehen

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2w ago

Goodmorning from #Berlin ☕️ Omw to make new friends at @openproject@fosstodon.org 🥳

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

Time to hand in my gov work laptop 🥲

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2w ago

You've heard of hostile architecture, but what about hostile technology? Example:

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3w ago

Boosted by @_elena@mastodon.social

I'm so excited about my 'The Future is Decentralized and Federated' talk that I will give at the @oscl@mastodon.opencloud.lu conference on Oct 7th in Luxembourg 🥳 📢 Tickets are still available!! 📢 For a sneak peak: https://pretalx.com/open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/talk/review/CHKGS7FZ9QPHSFV7YZNA8REAXAHHRPTV #OSCL26 #opensource #conference #luxembourg #FOSS #digitalsovereignty #eupolicy

The Future is Decentralized and Federated :: Open Source Conference Luxembourg :: pretalx

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

📣 More Dutch companies are making their Android apps inaccessible on alternative mobile devices, by using the strictest Google Play Integrity API settings. 📣 After Funda and Rabobank, now a public collective for emergency controlrooms has made their app inactive on open source OS's. Caught by @rikviergever@mastodon.social from @murena@mastodon.social . We can't keep being dependent on two US big tech companies. If we want more digital sovereignty, we'll need to invest in mobile alternatives. #digitalsovereignty #opensource

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

The secret to enjoying life ✨️

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

Should I move to Berlin? #Berlin #Deutschland

Should I move to Berlin? #Berlin #Deutschland

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

I visited the @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz Developer Conference 2026 in Berlin today 🔥 Lots of cool stuff happening, and I got to hang out with @jospoortvliet@fosstodon.org and @fabricemous@mastodon.social 🔥 #nextcloud #openproject #opensource

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Ever wondered how to get more women into STEM? The small stuff matters more than you think.

100 points to the @UniversityofAmsterdam@mastodon.online 's STEM faculty at Amsterdam Science Park for offering free feminine hygiene products in their bathrooms. 🔥

#UvA #sciencepark #WomenInSTEM #Amsterdam

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3w ago

Thought I would play the old Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my Switch1, but I first have to deal with biblical levels of greed from Nintendo. #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #Zelda #ocarinaoftime #ocarinaoftimeremake

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

It's interesting to see how pro-Palestine the north of Spain is 🍉 #SanSebastian #Bilbao

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

Imagine if these were real. #Bilbao

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

Replying to

@christopher@gay.amsterdam Good question! Did you mean people or institutions? Paging some Dutchies: @bartknubben@mastodon.nl @johan@social.codefor.nl @koen@procolix.social @wsslmn@mastodon.nl @tomootes@social.codefor.nl @bo@social.codefor.nl @stux@mstdn.social @ruud@mastodon.world @wlaatje@social.edu.nl @erikkemp@mastodon.nl

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

San Sebastian seems nice 💸💸🌴 #SanSebastian #Donostia

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

Replying to

If anyone has any "I deleted prod on a Monday morning, and the world is still turning" stories, that would be great. I feel awful.

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

My existence got infinitely better when I allowed myself to enjoy life while being hyper concerned with the state of the world.

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2w ago

Replying to

@Phipe@diaspodon.fr @openproject@fosstodon.org but with stroopwafels!

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 3w ago

Replying to on fosstodon.org

Why are the wrong people so good at capitalism? :/

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Amsterdam is getting ready for Pride 🏳️‍🌈❤️ #TheNetherlands #PrideMonth

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

Exhibit A: Pull ups bars that are too wide. Same with the bars on the racks. Exhibit B: the gynaecology chair that is set to the width of mens or generally tall people's legs. Meaning you only have a very short range of motion with pads that are against your knees instead of thighs. Exhibit C: the boob crusher bicep machine, no matter how high you set the seat. Awful. Will not elaborate. Exchibit D: no idea what this timemachine looking machine does, but it's probably sexist.

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

Replying to

@Floppy@mastodon.me.uk @dansup@mastodon.social ooh smart, I'll look into that.

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Me learning Ruby on Rails. Ruby: There are no rules! Just add your own methods to String, call things whatever you want, parentheses are optional, go wild! Rails: I think the f*ck not. #Ruby #rubyOnRails #RoR

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Boosted by @_elena@mastodon.social

Replying to

@elena@aseachange.com @oscl@mastodon.opencloud.lu the audience will be a mix of EU gov and policy makers, open source communities, and a few UN people. Last years OSCL was a huge success thanks to @paolo@mastodon.opencloud.lu Also speakers costs can be reimbursed if necessary 🫶

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Goodmorning ☕️

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

It's a lazy Sunday morning here ☕️ #PookieAndWessie #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #Goodmorning

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Save me from having to use AI. What is the Mediterranean equivalent of Bern, Switzerland? #moveabroad

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

The biggest thank you to @openproject@fosstodon.org for the warm welcome 😊 And especially to @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org for reaching out. I look forward to working with you all soon 🥳

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social lol come on Deloitte, you can't be left out 🫠

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Boosted by @dansup@mastodon.social

Replying to

I really hope that @joinloops@mastodon.social will become a good alternative some day.

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2w ago

Hurray I am even older today 🎂🎉 #birthday

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Me patiently waiting for the Fairphone Gen 7 to come out next year. Samsung: "how about we release a PINK. FOLDABLE. phone right now." 🥲💔🥲

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Cursed sangria. 🌴

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 4w ago

It's just a joke I promise

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@dansup@mastodon.social this!! I miss the unique phones from back then! This was one of my first phones, it was so fun:

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@denis@ruhr.social @brefox@chaos.social maybe a DM to @ordnung@chaos.social or one of their admins? I'm sure they'd welcome new members :)

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@niq@fosstodon.org @brefox@chaos.social maybe a DM to @ordnung@chaos.social or one of their admins? I'm sure they'd welcome new members :)

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Gina @Gina@fosstodon.org

· 1mo ago

Replying to

@Bro666@social.tchncs.de

By that I mean:

a small city
green
walkable
tech community
with a university
overall educated populace
close to an international airport
by a river, lake or sea

..but with better weather and where I could buy a house with a garden for under 500k. Hence why it can't be Switzerland.

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