EU OS
eu-os.gitlab.io
Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

It’s only a proof of concept at the moment and I don’t know if it will see mass adoption but it’s a step in the right direction to ending reliance on US-based Big Tech.

  • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    15 hours ago

    If the EU were concerned about the US jurisdiction of Linux projects it could pick:

    • OpenSuSE (org based in Germany)
    • Mint (org based in Ireland)
    • Manjaro (org based in France/Germany, and based of Arch)
    • Ubuntu (org based in UK)

    However if they didn’t care, then they could just use Fedora or other US based distros.

    I think it would be a good idea for the EU to adopt linux officially, and maybe even have it’s own distro, but I’m not sure this Fedora base makes sense. Ironically this may also be breaching EU trademarks as it’s masquerading as an official project by calling itself EU OS.

    • suoko@feddit.it
      8·
      6 hours ago

      I’d add:

      • Mageia (French)
      • Zorin OS (Ireland)
      • Ufficio Zero (Italy)

      Last option but better for an easy migration: linuxfx.org

    • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      7 hours ago

      Mint and Ubuntu have Debian as an upstream, don’t they?

      Debian is a US legal entity, so if it was required to sanction countries, it feels that software built with it would likely be restricted.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        13·
        3 hours ago

        And fedora is controlled by IBM. What’s your point.

      • AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee
        4·
        6 hours ago

        Debian is open source though. So unless they make it closed source we can keep using it.

        Making it closed source would probably kill it and a fork would take its place.

    • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
      6·
      9 hours ago

      I would like the EU to make an official universal Linux distro, intended for the ordinary person to use on their PC. Bonus points if they can collaborate with Steam to make it compatible with gaming stuff. The big reason I stuck to Windows 11 is for the sake of games, but if compatibility and ease of use to customize was improved, I would be happy to switch away.

      The big thing that the EU can bring to the project is contributing lots of money for making Linux suitable as a daily driver, along with mandating its usage on government machines.

      • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        8 hours ago

        i’d say if it happens it should start with focusing on:

        • government and workstation (this is important first to have control and independence over so that government isn’t beholden to the whims of foreign companies)
        • then server (maybe - idk really if that’s worth it though; it’s a whole can of compatibility worms and adoption expense)
        • then user desktop

        though there is the argument that workstation and user desktop are close enough to each other that user desktop should be above server, but i’d imagine it’d be more of a “home user” than gamer situation. i could imagine some regulations around refurbishing old tech with this kind of OS too, and this would be more about low spec machines (that’d help workstations too)