Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector 🇪🇺 Account operated by @rriemann
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Last Notes npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS This time, the US government put sanctions not on individual members, but to the international criminal court itself. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS #EU_OS proposes #KDE for the future public sector digital workspace. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Schleswig-Holstein in Germany announces their migration from #Windows to #Linux workstations! Chapeau ! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Talk online for streaming: npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Robert presented #EU_OS today at #fosdem in Brussels: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DTE3NX-eu-os-1-year-after-with-feedback-and-wishlist/ npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS #EU_OS develops a template solution for organisations that want to diversify the desktop operating system: #Win11 npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS @nprofile…nwlu @nprofile…dcm7 npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Merci @nprofile…46fr pour ta présentation de notre desktop #EU_OS basé sur @nprofile…z87z en 8min. 🙏 npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS @nprofile…y7xf sponsored the first #EU_OS stickers to let people show their support. A few will go next week to The Hague 🇳🇱 and even more later to #39c3 in Hamburg 🇩🇪 and #fosdem26 in Brussels 🇧🇪. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS #EU_OS is attending in Brussels the #OSPOforEurope event of Schleswig-Holstein. Dirk Schrödter, npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS After #sactions on judges of the International Criminal Court (#ICC), the US administration considers now sanctions on EU officials working on the #DigitalServiceAct #DSA: npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Thanks to our network of supporters, #EU_OS benefits from early access to a study from the Commission @nprofile…vt28 on the in-house use of Linux on the workspace. It is from 2005 and was revealed through an request for access to documents. Stay tuned and follow #EU_OS as we will publish the report on https://eu-os.eu in the next days and analyse which aspects apply still in 2025. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Working on branding and theming of the EU OS booting process: ongoing! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS The next step for #Lyon would be to extend the use of #Linux from servers to staff computers. #EU_OS is preparing a European strategy on which cities could build on. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS The #US imposes 30% of #UStariffs to the #EuropeanUnion. According to Politico, the Commission is ready to retaliate. EU OS believes that a European response with Tariffs on US BigTech services (or all services that face trade deficits) would make so much more sense if the EU had alternatives for those in place. This is why #EU_OS, #EuroStack and #DigitalSovereignty is important. It offers more leverage. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Flashreport: the #DigitalPublicInfrastructure day has started at the UN #opensourceweek2025. Follow the live steam here: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1vq934jz6 npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS German Digital Minister wants open standards and open source as guiding principle. #EU_OS is fully open source and work for a Proof-of-Concept is on the way. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS 7 days until #EU_OS at Paris #HackDays: #EU_OS has a great team setup to test the architecture for a Linux-on-the-desktop setup. Feel free to comment with your experience if you have some! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Data from the domain DNS shows that many European public services rely on proprietary cloud services: https://jurgen.gaeremyn.be/2025/03/08/european-critical-dependencies/ npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS This sets a dangerous precedent also for the EU in which so many universities rely for teaching and research on Microsoft cloud services. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Be quick and become the 2nd follower of #EU_OS on #LinkedIn! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS #EU_OS looks out for potential early adopters in the public sector to inform the design of the proof of concept. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Reboost ♻️ plz: #EU_OS is now partner for the French Gov Hack days early June in Paris. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS #EU_OS is again in the news and at times misrepresented. It is NOT an offical project of the EU, but instead a community project with the goal to become offical in the future. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Today @nprofile…rrdz covered in this Youtube show #EU_OS. Thanks for reviewing and your feedback! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Today @nprofile…p3jt covered in his Youtube show #EU_OS. Thanks for putting us in your spotlight! npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Reboost ♻️ plz: In light of increased uncertainty on the reliability on the US, European democracies should strengthen their strategic autonomy: this also includes autonomy from #Microsoft #Windows in the public and private sector. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS We work on a map with notable linux on the desktop deployments in the public sector. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS The Digital Work Place with #Linux for the desktop in the public sector is already a reality, but often in small scale and with little visibility. Too little. npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS 🧵 #Throwback to 2009 npub1yatsy38lkc5scnff8wv8mk7hdzf2hvvey4k0fh7tfu575haxxe3qlr0lzy EU OS Dears, for my Linux desktop in the public sector pet project https://eu-os.gitlab.io ,
