Germany funds Flatpak development with €508,640

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Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency has allocated €508,640 to Flatpak for two years of development focused on security, sandboxing and networking. The investment aims to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty through open-source software infrastructure. (XDA-DEVELOPERS)

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