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In light of the need for resilient and sovereign digital infrastructure for public institutions during times of multiple crises, Free/Libre Open-Source Software (FLOSS) offers a way for institutions to lessen their dependence on platform economies.

The computer security vulnerability ‘Heartbleed’ made the headlines worldwide. With operators still patching servers and users changing passwords, the question remains: how to prevent such failures in the future?

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