hosted services. It acts as an infrastructure provider to the developers and
users of Kosmos software. It is appointed this role by the Kosmos co-operative,
and is run by members of the co-operative itself.</p><p>The foundation also accepts financial contributions on behalf of the
co-operative, both for the development and maintenance of Kosmos (and related)
software, as well as for providing hosted services to individuals and
organizations. As per the KIF’s founding statutes, which are legally binding,
any and all of its funds must only be used for these purposes.</p><h2id=our-mission>Our Mission</h2><p>We believe that neither the development nor usage of <ahref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software>free and open-source
software</a> should
be entirely dependent upon select corporations or VC-funded startup companies.
users of <ahref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software>free and open-source
software</a>. It is
appointed this role by the Kosmos co-operative, and is run by members of the
co-operative itself.</p><p>The foundation also accepts financial contributions on behalf of the
co-operative, both for the development and maintenance of Kosmos applications
and infrastructure, and related freeandopen-sourcesoftware, as well
as for providing hosted services to individuals and organizations.</p><h2id=our-mission>Our Mission</h2><p>We believe that neither the development nor usage of free software should be
entirely dependent upon select corporations or VC-funded startup companies.
Thus, we think that free software benefits from community-owned, sovereign and
open communication and collaboration platforms that are only beholden to free
software’s most important stakeholders: its creators and users.</p><p>In this context, our mission is as follows:</p><ulclass="list-disc ml-4"><liclass=mb-2>Provide community-controlled infrastructure for the collaborative
development of all Kosmos applications, as well as related and unrelated
free software</li><liclass=mb-2>Provide a professional, reliable hosting environment for research,
development, testing, and demonstration of all Kosmos applications</li><li>Provide, on a not-for-profit basis, easy-to-use services surrounding Kosmos
development, testing, and demonstration of all Kosmos applications, as well
as related and unrelated free software</li><li>Provide, on a not-for-profit basis, easy-to-use services surrounding Kosmos
applications to end users, both individual and organizations</li><li>Help other organizations with both self-hosting and providing hosted
services to their own users or the wider public</li></ul><h2id=board-of-directors>Board of Directors</h2><ulclass="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-5 gap-6 mb-8"><li>Sebastian Kippe<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Chairman</span></li><li>Michiel B. de Jong<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Secretary</span></li><li>Michael Bumann<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Treasurer</span></li><li>Greg Karékinian<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Director</span></li><li>Nick Jennings<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Director</span></li></ul><h2id=contact>Contact</h2><divclass="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 mb-8"><div><h3id=address>Address</h3><p>Stichting Kosmos Infrastructure Foundation<br>Herengracht 449A<br>1017 BR Amsterdam<br>Netherlands</p></div><div><h3id=e-mail>E-Mail</h3><p><ahref=mailto:foundation@kosmos.org>foundation@kosmos.org</a>
services to their own users or the wider public</li></ul><h2id=board-of-directors>Board of Directors</h2><ulclass="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-5 gap-6 mb-8"><li>Sebastian Kippe<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Chairman</span></li><li>Michiel B. de Jong<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Secretary</span></li><li>Michael Bumann<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Treasurer</span></li><li>Greg Karékinian<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Director</span></li><li>Nick Jennings<br><spanclass="text-discreet text-sm">Director</span></li></ul><h2id=contact>Contact</h2><divclass="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 mb-8"><div><h3id=address>Address</h3><p>Kosmos Infrastructure Foundation<br>Beta Building, Oficina 6<br>Próspera ZEDE<br>St. John’s Bay, Roatán, Islas de Bahia 34101<br>Honduras</p></div><div><h3id=e-mail>E-Mail</h3><p><ahref=mailto:foundation@kosmos.org>foundation@kosmos.org</a>
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