+1 I haven't logged in to Slack for a while - is there any additional info in there on the application, or does this thread cover it?
The application is non-specific on the work to be done - is it responding to issues raised rather than any specific body of work? Thanks, Gareth On Thu, 18 Sept 2025 at 07:20, PJ Fanning <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > On Wed, 17 Sept 2025 at 18:03, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hey all again, > > > > I think we can assume that you are all generally in favour of this, > > but it’d be nice to get actual affirmation from some of you :) > > > > It can be as easy as replying here with a “+1” message. > > > > Thanks! > > Jan > > — > > > > > On 10. Sep 2025, at 13:44, Jan Lehnardt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am, for the record, formally abstaining from this vote. My company > > > Neighbourhoodie is the STA’s “Implementation Partner”, meaning: we > > > get paid to do this work. On the one hand, that makes us extremely > > > qualified to help PouchDB, on the other it means I cannot formally > > > apply for this program and I am hereby excusing myself from this > > > project decision. > > > > > > Steven-John, thanks for getting this going! > > > > > > Best > > > Jan > > > — > > > > > >> On 9. Sep 2025, at 21:40, Steven-John Lange <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi devs, > > >> > > >> We need your input for a financial decision: > > >> to improve the stability, security and reliability of PouchDB, Jan > > >> proposed that we request funds from (Sovereign Tech Agency)[^1] to > > >> invest in some payed work hours. > > >> (He also provided the necessary paperwork[^2]) > > >> > > >> Please share a short feedback, if you agree or not. > > >> > > >> [^1]: https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/fund > > >> > > >> [^2]: The application > > >> (as Jan shared this with us in our slack channel) > > >> > > >> Tab: Start Here > > >> Category: Join the Sovereign Tech Resilience Program > > >> Application Name: Apache PouchDB > > >> > > >> Tab: Project description > > >> Project title: Apache PouchDB > > >> Link to project website: https://pouchdb.com > > >> Link to project repository: https://github.com/pouchdb/pouchdb > > >> > > >> Where is your open source technology project being used (describe all > > >> user bases)? (300 words): > > >> PouchDB is an in-browser implementation of the CouchDB API and > > >> replication protocol in JavaScript. It is the original offline-first > > >> database software (est. 2012) and has been continuously used in > mission > > >> critical offline-first/local-first scenarios. Use-cases include, but > > >> not exhaustively: > > >> > > >> Offline data collection and management in agricultural scenarios. > > >> Point-of-sales terminals in retail, hospitality and restaurants. > > >> Mobile applications for transport logistics for vaccines in regions > > >> with no or little internet connectivity, especially in sub-saharan > > >> Africa. > > >> Recording of long-term health care studies in remote and indigenous > > >> regions. > > >> Data science and research in remote regions like Antarctica. > > >> Emergency first-responders like coast guards. > > >> News dissemination from diaspora communities into countries with > > >> oppressive governments. > > >> Service software for field technicians in many fields from > > >> avalanche protection services in the Alps to washing machine > > >> technicians. > > >> > > >> Why do you consider your open source technology project to be relevant > > >> and critical? (300 words): > > >> PouchDB is the only open source and open governance project with a > > >> reliable track record that support the aforementioned use-cases. It is > > >> essential for both humanitarian and commercial use-cases and provides > > >> tremendous value in data collection, management and communication > > >> safety. Its continued maintenance and develeopment is crucial to those > > >> fields. > > >> > > >> Should PouchDB cease to exist, the projects above would have no viable > > >> future path or resources to develop compelling alternative techincal > > >> solutions. > > >> > > >> How does your open source technology benefit the public interest? (300 > > >> words): > > >> With its focus on browser-side development with a simple API, PouchDB > > >> allows even people with little technical skill to build robust and > > >> reliable data solutions in organisations with little or no technology > > >> funding. Many of the cited use-cases come down to it being only > > >> possible to set up because PouchDB exists. > > >> > > >> While already serving in some crucial direct communication scenarios, > > >> current advances in mobile peer-to-peer networking are poised to > > >> proprel PouchDB to become the prime solution to build peer-to-peer > > >> communication and data exchange software, as its replication model has > > >> been built with this in mind from the start. > > >> > > >> Please describe the history and state of development of your open > > >> source technology (500 words): > > >> PouchDB since 2012 has had three individual lead maintainers and a > > >> small number of dedicated supporters. The lead maintainers have since > > >> retired from the project and the supporters have brought the project > > >> into the Apache Software Foundation in 2025 to ensure successful long- > > >> term open governance. > > >> > > >> The current team consists of seven developers who contribute to the > > >> project on a (very) part-time basis. Releases happen about once a year > > >> for feature releases, bugfix releases can happen more often. > > >> > > >> Tab: Sovereign Tech Resilience Services > > >> Which Sovereign Tech Resilience services are you interested in?: > > >> [x] Direct Contributions > > >> > > >> Describe why your project needs those services? (optional) (300 > words): > > >> Being an older software codebase, there are multiple areas of work > > >> where modernisation would considerably help with easing ongoing > > >> maintenance, development and onboarding additional contributors. > > >> > > >> One extra note: The PouchDB Project Management Committee Chair Jan > > >> Lehnardt is also a CEO at Neighbourhoodie Software, the implementation > > >> partner for the Bug Resilience Program. To avoid a conflict of > > >> interest, Jan Lehnardt is excusing himself from any official CouchDB > > >> project decisions with regards to this application. Should additional > > >> statements or affidavit be required, we are happy to provide them. > > > > > > -- Gareth Bowen https://gareth.nz 027 462 2636
