Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector. EU OS is not a project of the European Union, but it should be! 🇪🇺 https://eu-os.eu. Account operated by https://riemann.cc/about
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While rumours of a possible owner change of #suse make rounds, check out the #EU_OS #fosdem talk slides at eu-os.eu/assets/slide...
#EU_OS encourages all #Linux distributors aiming to offer high #DigitalSovereignty to setup non-profit foundations to increase ownership stability.
Robert presented #EU_OS today at #fosdem in Brussels: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...
The room was full and could have been filled a 2nd time. Those who missed it can watch it later online. Make sure to follow to stay updated through 2026! Check out our PoC at eu-os.eu/poc/ .
Robert is still around. So reach out via Mastodon chaos.social/@rriemann or on Matrix rriemann:kde.org .
#DigitalSovereignty #DPI #DigitalCommons #fosdem2026
Talk online for streaming:
FOSDEM 2026 - EU OS: learnings from 1 year advocating for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector
fosdem.org/2026/schedul...
#fosdem #fosdem26 #EU_OS #DigitalSovereignty
We continuously update the map with existing Desktop Linux use cases on our website at eu-os.eu/use-cases#no.... Today, we added two new places:
1) 🇳🇱 The university of Groningen offers Linux computers to their staff if they ask for it. ukrant.nl/magazine/we-...
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The US sanctions former EU Commissioner #ThierryBreton and two people from the Berlin-based non-profit #HateAid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (paywalled, haven't found other link yet)
#EDIC #DSA #USPol #DigitalSovereignty #Breton #EU_OS
Holger from B1 Systems, partner of #EU_OS speaks tomorrow (Thursday 11 Dec) at #OSXP 2025 in Paris about #LinuxOnTheDesktop. If you are in Paris, don't miss this session!
Conference Programme: www.opensource-experience.com/en/
#DigitalSovereignty #B1Systems #ImmutableLinux #Fedora #bootc
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2) 🇨🇿 The Czech National Film Archive uses a similat setup to #EU_OS: #AlmaLinux #bootc with #freeIPA for some of their staff. Now Czechia is on the map! nfa.cz/en
#EU_OS: Which #Linux Distribution fits Europe best?
Read Robert's personal blog post and share your thoughts and questions here.
blog.riemann.cc/digitalisati...
#DigitalSovereignty #Fedora #opensuse #debian #rhel #almalinux #nixos #zorin #EuroStack #DigitalCommons #DigitalPublicInfrastructure
EU OS
KDE is an open community of friendly people who want to create a world in which everyone has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy.
En EXCLU, je vous propose une découverte d' @eu-os.eu !
La distribution Linux qui est pensée pour les organisations publiques dans l'Union Européenne !
Un PoC et une démo (à créer soi même) est disponible !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh_S...
1 year ago, EU OS put out an architecture for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector. Since then, EU OS had many closed-room conversations with public servants from several member states and…
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other people for trying to make American tech companies police political…
www.bloomberg.com
nfa.cz
This post concerns the requirements of a Linux distribution for Europe in the context of the EU OS project and offers a comparison of Linux distributions.
