The short version
Dutch government Forgejo pilot for shared open-source code hosting.
From the HackerLinks archive
code.overheid.nl
Dutch government Forgejo pilot for shared open-source code hosting.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-04-29
Last seen:2026-04-29
Times seen:1
Website:code.overheid.nl
Why it caught our attention
Commenters treated it as a meaningful digital-sovereignty project, not a press-release toy.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-04-29
Editorial paraphrase
HN praised the open-source, European, sovereign alternative to GitHub and GitLab and discussed broader dependency concerns.
Original threadSoft launch of open-source code platform for government
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Soft launch of open-source code platform for government
2026-04-29