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NH:STF S01E05 systemd posted Wednesday, July 23, 2025 by The Neighbourhoodie Team announcementnews

This post is part of our series on our work for the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF). Our introduction post explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects.

About the project

systemd is a critical component of most modern Linux distributions. At its core it is an init system, the component that starts up, monitors and manages all the other processes that run as the system boots up. Using a declarative configuration language, services can register themselves to be started when some other system event occurs, such as when multi-user functionality or networking becomes available, or when some other service starts or stops.

We’re Going to Local-First Conf — Let’s Connect posted Wednesday, May 7, 2025 by CouchDB Team CouchDBoffline-firstannouncementnews

Want to see PouchDB and CouchDB do Local-First? The second edition of the Local-First Conference is taking place in Berlin from May 26-28th and kicks off with a Community Day.

Find out what the CouchDB and PouchDB communities will be up to, how you can find us and what goodies await.

Celebrate 10 Years with Us — Get SQS for Free! posted Thursday, November 21, 2024 by The Neighbourhoodie CouchDB Team announcementnewsproduct

We’re celebrating our 10th birthday by giving away five (5) licenses for Structured Query Server (SQS). SQS is the tool that gives more teammates access to your CouchDB data in SQL. Here’s everything you need to know about grabbing your license.

NH:STF S01E03 Yocto posted Wednesday, October 9, 2024 by The Neighbourhoodie Team announcementnews

This post is part of our series on our work for the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF). Our introduction post explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects.

You may not have heard of Yocto, but you have most certainly used Yocto, at least indirectly. Yocto lets you build a bespoke Linux distribution for your embedded devices. Many “smart home” or otherwise smart appliances likely run a variant of Linux under the hood (that you never see or interact with) and chances are good that the manufacturer used Yocto to create and maintain that bespoke Linux distribution. Their users and supporters are a veritable who is who of the technology industry: Intel, AMD, ARM, Cisco, Microsoft, Siemens, Texas Instruments, Dell, LG, Qualcomm, you name them.

NH:STF S01E02 OpenPGP.js posted Wednesday, September 11, 2024 by The Neighbourhoodie Team announcementnews

This post is part of our series on our work for the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF). Our introduction post explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects.

OpenPGP.js is a pure, Open Source OpenPGP implementation written in JavaScript. Its main use-case is enabling PGP workflows in web-based email systems, but as JavaScript is available on almost all devices these days, its utility is universal.

NH:STF S01E01 Sequoia-PGP posted Wednesday, August 7, 2024 by The Neighbourhoodie Team announcementnews

This post is part of our series on our work for the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF). Our introduction post explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects.

Introducing Structured Query Server posted Tuesday, March 5, 2024 by The Neighbourhoodie Team productannouncementnews

In the vast realm of databases, two types have consistently marked their presence – the traditional SQL databases and the more flexible NoSQL counterparts. SQL databases, with their structured nature, have been serving businesses for decades. On the other hand, NoSQL databases, notably Apache CouchDB, have catered to the needs of modern web applications and their semi-structured data requirements.

While both have their distinct strengths, there's often been a wish amongst users and developers for something that combines the two — a tool that brings together the scalability of NoSQL with the precise querying of SQL. In response to this need, Neighbourhoodie presents the Structured Query Server. Designed with feedback from the developer community, this addition aims to address common challenges faced by CouchDB users and offer enhanced capabilities for data analysts.

This blog is going show the features of our Structured Query Server for Apache CouchDB, its application, and how it harmonise the two different approaches.