Library of sovereign commitments

• pub-001-publish-sovereignty-profile

  Publish our Sovereignty Profile

  Publish on your own website a structured declaration following the Sovereignty Profile format defined by the manifesto.

  Horizon · 6 monthspublication
• pub-002-fund-upstream-projects

  Allocate a documented fraction of our software revenue to funding the open source projects we depend on

  Each year, allocate a documented fraction of your software revenue to funding the open source projects your solution depends on.

  Horizon · 1 yearfunding
• pub-003-prefer-european-bricks-equiv

  At functional parity, prefer bricks under European or multi-vendor neutral governance in the offers we put forward

  Introduce a European or multi-vendor neutral preference into the technical composition of the offers you put forward to your clients.

  preference
• pub-004-qualify-commercial-discourse

  Honestly qualify the governance nature of the solutions we distribute

  Describe accurately the governance nature (neutral foundation, single-vendor, proprietary) of the solutions in your catalogue.

  Horizon · 6 monthscommunication
• pub-005-establish-software-escrow

  Establish a software escrow mechanism with a trusted European third party, or publicly commit to releasing the source code under defined circumstances

  Guarantee your clients a continuity path if you disappear, through software escrow or a public release commitment.

  Horizon · 18 monthspublication
• pub-006-publish-component-jurisdiction-list

  Publish the list of strategic third-party components of our solution with their governance jurisdiction

  Publish on your website the named list of strategic third-party components of your solution with their jurisdiction.

  Horizon · 9 monthspublication
• pub-007-contribute-to-european-foundations

  Actively contribute to at least one open source project under European governance or under a neutral foundation

  Make an active, measurable, and lasting contribution to at least one open source project under European governance or a neutral foundation.

  Horizon · 1 yearcontribution
• pub-008-european-host-default

  Offer hosting with a European cloud provider as the default for our European clients

  Make hosting with a European cloud provider the default option offered to your European clients.

  Horizon · 1 yearpreference
• pub-009-standard-reversibility-clause

  Include a standard reversibility clause in all client contracts, with documented open formats, tested export scripts, and contractually guaranteed export deadlines

  Guarantee your clients a complete, usable export of their data and flows, through open formats, tested scripts, and contractual deadlines.

  Horizon · 1 yearpublication
• pub-010-minimum-notice-period

  Contractually guarantee a minimum notice period (six to twelve months) before any end of support, unilateral flip, or substantial change to the service

  Give your clients time to migrate by guaranteeing a minimum contractual notice period before any major change to the service.

  Horizon · 6 monthspublication
• pub-011-operational-continuity-arrangement

  Prepare an operational continuity arrangement that can be activated in the event of cessation — organised transfer of the client relationship, sector guarantee fund, or mutual takeover agreement between peers

  Prepare a continuous operations path for your clients in the event of cessation, through a takeover agreement, sector fund, or mutual takeover.

  Horizon · 2 yearspublication
• pub-012-anti-foreign-acquisition-statute

  Write into the statutes protective clauses against a non-EU acquisition — shareholders' agreement, European pre-emption rights, golden share, specific share with blocking rights

  Lock the capital chain of your company against a jurisdiction flip through non-EU acquisition.

  Horizon · 2 yearspublication
• pub-013-source-code-audit-right

  Open a source code audit right to clients whose contract justifies it — sensitive public bodies, critical infrastructures, strong sovereign requirements — under non-disclosure agreement

  Recognise for your sensitive clients a right to verification of the code by independent eyes, under non-disclosure agreement.

  Horizon · 1 yearaudit
• pub-014-paas-application-portability

  Guarantee PaaS clients application portability of their workloads — standard OCI packaging, manifests portable to diverse targets (Compose self-hosted as priority, other PaaS, Kubernetes as an option), detachable managed services, tested relocation contract

  Guarantee PaaS clients the portability of their workloads to diverse targets, with light self-hosted via Docker Compose as the priority target.

  Horizon · 18 monthspublication

→ To use these commitments from the reader’s side, see the guide by persona of the “Reading a Profile” guide.

• user-001-audit-dependencies

  Conduct an internal audit of our exposure to single-vendor technology dependencies

  Systematically examine your technologies to identify those whose trajectory depends on a single publisher.

  Horizon · 1 yearaudit
• user-002-integrate-profile-procurement

  Integrate the Sovereignty Profile as a prerequisite in our next procurement-listing processes for technology providers

  Modify your procurement processes so that publication of a Sovereignty Profile formally weighs in the decision.

  Horizon · 1 yearprocurement
• user-003-prefer-european-governance

  Give preference to bricks under European or multi-vendor neutral governance

  Introduce in your technical decisions a preference criterion for neutral foundations or European governance, at functional parity.

  preference
• user-004-study-migration-single-vendor

  Study at least one migration away from an identified single-vendor component

  Conduct an in-depth migration study on at least one single-vendor component strategic to you.

  Horizon · 18 monthsmigration
• user-005-document-jurisdiction-supply-chain

  Publicly document the governance jurisdiction of the main components of our supply chain

  Publish on your website readable documentation of the components of your supply chain with their jurisdiction.

  Horizon · 9 monthsaudit
• user-006-fund-open-source-foundations

  Allocate a documented fraction of our software budget to direct funding of open source projects

  Each year, allocate a documented fraction of your software budget to funding the open source projects you depend on.

  Horizon · 1 yearfunding
• user-007-require-suppliers-profile

  Require Sovereignty Profiles across the entire chain in our high-stakes tenders

  Turn taking the Profile into account into a formal requirement for high-stakes tenders and procurement processes.

  Horizon · 18 monthsprocurement

→ To use these commitments from the reader’s side, see the Buyer angle of the “Reading a Profile” guide.

• dev-001-european-forge-new-projects

  Prefer European forges for hosting my new projects

  Choose, for your new projects, source code forges whose governance is European or neutral.

  preference
• dev-002-document-dependencies-jurisdiction

  Examine the governance jurisdiction of the third-party components you use in your professional projects

  Systematically examine, for each professional project, the governance jurisdiction of the third-party components used.

  Horizon · 6 monthsaudit
• dev-003-contribute-european-projects

  Regularly contribute to an open source project under European governance or under a neutral foundation

  Allocate a regular share of your time to active contribution to an open source project under European governance or a neutral foundation.

  contribution
• dev-004-recommend-european-alternatives

  Explicitly recommend European or neutral-foundation alternatives to your clients and colleagues

  Make explicit, argued recommendation of European or neutral-foundation alternatives a part of your daily professional practice.

  communication
• dev-005-document-personal-stack-choices

  Publish your technical stack choices and the sovereignty reasoning behind them

  Publish on your personal site your preferred technical stack and the sovereignty reasoning behind it.

  Horizon · 6 monthspublication
• dev-006-fund-maintainers

  Allocate a documented fraction of your professional income to direct funding of open source maintainers

  Each year, allocate a documented fraction of your professional income to direct funding of the open source maintainers you depend on.

  Horizon · 6 monthsfunding

→ To use these commitments from the reader’s side, see the Developer angle of the “Reading a Profile” guide.

• fund-001-sovereignty-criteria-due-diligence

  Integrate technological sovereignty criteria into our due diligence process

  Modify your internal due diligence processes so that technological sovereignty becomes a formal element of the analysis.

  Horizon · 1 yearprocurement
• fund-002-fund-european-foundation-projects

  Allocate a documented share of our investments to support open source projects under European governance or under a neutral foundation

  Complement your equity investment approach with direct support to non-VC-able open source projects under European governance or a neutral foundation.

  Horizon · 18 monthsfunding
• fund-003-publish-sovereignty-thesis

  Publish our investment thesis on European technological sovereignty

  Publish on your website an explicit investment thesis describing your view of European technological sovereignty.

  Horizon · 9 monthspublication

→ To use these commitments from the reader’s side, see the Investor angle of the “Reading a Profile” guide.