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Stop Killing Video Games: A European Citizens' Initiative

What happens when digital products you paid for disappear? Join MeetEU to discuss the Stop Killing Video Games European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). With over 1.29 million signatures, this initiative has sparked a  debate across the EU about digital ownership, game preservation, publisher responsibilities, and the future of consumer rights.

 Our speakers: Pavel Zálešák & Moritz Katzner, digital rights activists and initiators of the ECI.

📅 Tuesday, 7 July
⏰ 19:00 CEST on Zoom
Sign up for your Zoom link here: https://meeteu.eu/events

u/Thomas_Eric — 3 days ago
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“They're not only defending their freedom, they're defending ours”. The future is a federal Europe that includes Ukraine. From Lisbon to Yerevan 🇪🇺🇺🇦

u/generalisofficial — 8 days ago
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Why Open-Source needs more than just a 'thank you': Supporting a petition for formal recognition.

There's a petition circulating right now demanding that Open-Source contributions be formally recognized as volunteering for the common good.

I read more about it via Inkscape (the open-source graphics editor), as they just published an article supporting it: https://inkscape.org/pt-br/news/2026/05/13/inkscape-supports-german-petition-to-recognize-ope/

After reading it, I didn't hesitate. I checked out the petition and saw it's focused on Germany, where this issue is currently being actively discussed by politicians. I signed it and left a comment with my thoughts. The link is here: openpetition.org/!sywhp

I believe that if the petition spreads enough (there are only 4 months left to sign), it will spark a much bigger conversation. If Germany actually pushes this through, it could set a precedent for other countries, including the Czech Republic, where I'm based.

A huge part of the Vlang community is deeply involved in open-source, and we have many engineers here building truly sustainable, resource-efficient programs. The fact that the V language itself is such an amazing open-source project perfectly aligns with the goal of saving hardware resources and writing efficient code.

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u/Intelligent-End-9399 — 8 days ago