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The entire Agrinet platform is being developed as fully open-source software under AGPL-3 licensing, with active instances in development across North America and South America. NTARI continues to welcome international volunteers. Those interested in contributing may visit ntari.org or reach out through the project's public channels.

Most developers venturing into agriculture miss the true value of the market. Agriculture is a culture-- it's right there in the name. Attempting to develop an application layer is fallacious at best, and a malicious attempt to capture farming community output in the same way major platforms capture attention at worst."

The Network Theory Applied Research Institute (NTARI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit developing cooperative alternatives to extractive technology platforms, today announced the filing of U.S. copyrights on two of its flagship open-source software projects

NTARI protects the digital commons through reciprocal licensing while maintaining enforcement capability to prevent re-privatization of community-developed infrastructure.

Sorocaba, Brazil — Carlos Zamboni has successfully completed a major infrastructure milestone with the full removal of AWS and DynamoDB from the BR node, consolidating the entire backend into a streamlined, SQL-based architecture.

As SoHoLINK moves toward pilot deployment, we're building development practices that mirror our deployment philosophy: resilient, distributed, and community-centered. Every technical decision—from dependency management to infrastructure design—asks the same question: Will this work for the communities we serve?

Package Dependency Resolution, Redis Infrastructure Addition Docker Compose Configuration Environment Configuration Documentation Updates