STICHTING NLNET

The NLnet Foundation is a recognised public benefit organisation that supports organizations and people that contribute to an open information society. The history of NLnet goes back to 1982 when Teus Hagen announced the European Unix Network (EUnet) which became the first public wide area network in Europe and the place where internet was introduced to Europe.

NLnet pioneered the worlds first dial-in and ISDN infrastructure with full country coverage. In 1997 all operational activities were sold off, and since that time NLnet has focused on supporting the open internet and the privacy and security of internet users. The focus of NLnet is on creating a strong digital commons: free and open source technologies, open standards and open content that provide building blocks for the future of our networked society and the Next Generation Internet.