# City of Munich to fund libexpat maintenance for up to six months

The City of Munich has committed to funding the open-source XML parser libexpat for up to six months. This support helps maintain a critical component used across many software projects. The move highlights public-sector funding for essential open-source infrastructure.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/libexpat-city-of-munich-open-source-sabbatical/) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:18:12 +0000