Nikolay's recommendation for Marcin's Shuttleworth Fellowship reapplication

Dear Karien and Shuttleworth Team,

I am Nikolay, from Bulgaria, living in Germany. In 2011 I quit my job and dedicated my life to Open Source Ecology. Why would someone do this? Well, I have few personal reasons:

1) My best friends in Bulgaria are forced to work in order to survive. They don't have the time and resources to develop themselves and contribute to society. According to our financial calculations, if nothing changes, their kids will be forced to do the same.
2) in Germany I worked as a software developer on projects for Fortune 500 IT, energy and automotive companies, and my conclusions were: I was used. They are not innovative and they care less about sustainability.

Similar experiences apply to the majority of the people in Europe. Change is needed and OSE is paving the way with its commitment to openness.

This year we started OSE Germany and OSE Italy. This wouldn't be possible without Marcin, the work at Factor E Farm, the support of the Shuttleworth and other foundations, and individuals world-wide. With the further development of the GVCS and the Open Source Economy we are able to continue localizing the production, creating social and economic justice, and thus enabling meaningful livelihoods.

And let us not forget. We are sharing all these economically significant informations digitally and they will be saved for hundreds of years. This means that now - we are creating value not only for our generation - but for all future generations. They will inherit and build upon it. Their well-being depends on our actions now.

Thank you and kind regards,

Nikolay