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Recognition of Work on Open-Source as Volunteering in Germany

Henning Lammert

Petition is addressed to

German Bundestag, Petition Committee

15,208 Signatures

47 %

14,230 from 30,000 for quorum in Germany Germany

15,208 Signatures

47 %

14,230 from 30,000 for quorum in Germany Germany

Launched November 2025
Time remaining > 4 months
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To overview

statistics

15,208

Total signatures

14,230

Signatures from Germany

887

Signatures from other regions

91

Secret signatures

Time course

67

Signatures per day on average

04.02.2026

Most signatures on the petition day

Connection to the topic. Which best describes you?

50%

are directly affected

17%

are interested in the topic

23%

help spread the word

22%

try to convince others of the cause

Geographical distribution of signatures

16%

come from North Rhine-Westphalia

14%

come from Bavaria

12%

come from Baden-Württemberg

8%

come from Lower Saxony

by country

not assigned	1,693
Germany	13,134
Austria	112
Switzerland	67
France	58
United States of America	39
Kingdom of the Netherlands	29
Italy	20
Belgium	20
Spain	19
United Kingdom	17

by federal state

North Rhine-Westphalia	2,426
Bavaria	2,162
Baden-Württemberg	1,789
Lower Saxony	1,222
Berlin	1,159
Hesse	910
Saxony	775
Hamburg	514
Schleswig-Holstein	493
Rhineland-Palatinate	476

by district/independent city/region/urban district

Note regarding duplicates: Signatures in this list may be counted for different administrative levels.

Munich	379
Dresden	292
Cologne	237
Hanover region	218
Leipzig	201
Stuttgart	160
Karlsruhe	158
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg	157
Pankow	154
Mitte	147

To overview

Recognition of Work on Open-Source as Volunteering in Germany

15,208 Signatures

15,208 Signatures

statistics

15,208

14,230

887

91

Time course

67

04.02.2026

Connection to the topic. Which best describes you?

50%

17%

23%

22%

Geographical distribution of signatures

16%

14%

12%

8%

by country

by federal state

by district/independent city/region/urban district

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