At FOSDEM (npub1yau…atjv) 2026, Neil Johnson explored why sustainability is critical for open source - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like The Matrix.org Foundation (npub1m9z…whzq).
🌱 “Decentralisation without sustainability is just deferred centralisation.”
True resilience comes from long-term investment: maintaining infrastructure, investing in independent governance, and keeping core functionality open source.
▶️ Watch the talk and read the blog: https://element.io/blog/sustainable-decentralised-comms-at-element/
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