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title: Kosmos Infrastructure Foundation
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description: Providing physical infrastructure for Kosmos software and services
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headerImage: servers-02.jpg
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identifier: foundation
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name: Foundation
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weight: 10
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---
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The Kosmos Infrastructure Foundation (KIF) is the host organization for Kosmos
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hosted services. It acts as an infrastructure provider to the developers and
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users of [free and open-source
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software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software). It is
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appointed this role by the Kosmos co-operative, and is run by members of the
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co-operative itself.
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The foundation also accepts financial contributions on behalf of the
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co-operative, both for the development and maintenance of Kosmos applications
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and infrastructure, and related free and open-source software, as well
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as for providing hosted services to individuals and organizations.
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## Our Mission
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We believe that neither the development nor usage of free software should be
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entirely dependent upon select corporations or VC-funded startup companies.
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Thus, we think that free software benefits from community-owned, sovereign and
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open communication and collaboration platforms that are only beholden to free
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software's most important stakeholders: its creators and users.
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In this context, our mission is as follows:
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<ul class="list-disc ml-4">
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<li class="mb-2">
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Provide community-controlled infrastructure for the collaborative
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development of all Kosmos applications, as well as related and unrelated
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free software
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</li>
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<li class="mb-2">
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Provide a professional, reliable hosting environment for research,
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development, testing, and demonstration of all Kosmos applications, as well
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as related and unrelated free software
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</li>
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<li>
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Provide, on a not-for-profit basis, easy-to-use services surrounding Kosmos
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applications to end users, both individual and organizations
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</li>
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<li>
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Help other organizations with both self-hosting and providing hosted
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services to their own users or the wider public
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</li>
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</ul>
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## Board of Directors
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{{< partial "kif/board" >}}
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## Contact
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<div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 mb-8">
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### Address
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Stichting Kosmos Infrastructure Foundation
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Herengracht 449A
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1017 BR Amsterdam
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Netherlands
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</div>
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### E-Mail
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[foundation@kosmos.org](mailto:foundation@kosmos.org)
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<span class="text-sm font-mono">([PGP](/0xC6C569307DE33574.asc))</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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