#EU_OS proposes to equip public sector computers with #KDE and distribute software also via #Flatpak. So this is grant and development priority is very much welcomed!
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mastodon 4.6.9Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector 🇪🇺 Account operated by @rriemann@chaos.social
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Develop a Linux deployment with #Fedora #Kinoite #KDE as Proof-of-Concept and get taken over by the @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
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/
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 https://eu-os.eu/poc/ .
Robert is still around. So reach out via Mastodon @rriemann@chaos.social or on Matrix rriemann:kde.org .
UPDATE: watch online at https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DTE3NX-eu-os-1-year-after-with-feedback-and-wishlist/
While rumours of a possible owner change of #suse make rounds, check out the #EU_OS #fosdem talk slides at https://eu-os.eu/assets/slides/2026-01-31-fosdem-linux-distro.pdf
#EU_OS encourages all #Linux distributors aiming to offer high #DigitalSovereignty to setup non-profit foundations to increase ownership stability.
Follow @eu_os@eupolicy.social for updates!
We continuously update the map with existing Desktop Linux use cases on our website at https://eu-os.eu/use-cases#notable-migrations. Today, we added two new places:
1) 🇳🇱 The university of Groningen offers Linux computers to their staff if they ask for it. https://ukrant.nl/magazine/we-can-do-without-them-how-the-ug-is-cutting-ties-with-big-tech/?lang=en
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! https://nfa.cz/en
Talk online for streaming:
FOSDEM 2026 - EU OS: learnings from 1 year advocating for a common Desktop Linux for the public sector
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DTE3NX-eu-os-1-year-after-with-feedback-and-wishlist/
(english below) @rstockm@chaos.social im Mac Podcast beschreibt wie ein Behörden-Linux helfen kann die Unabhängigkeit von Windows zu fördern:
https://freakshow.fm/fs303-your-frustration-however-is-valid?t=2%3A38%3A44 (bei 2h39min)
Tja – das ist die Vision von #EU_OS
english: This Mac podcast in German describes how the independence from Windows could grow thanks to the introduction of a public sector Linux for the Desktop. That's the vision of #EU_OS!
#EU_OS looks out for potential early adopters in the public sector to inform the design of the proof of concept.
Many current Linux on the Desktop deployments are in the education sector: schools and universities.
Dear @primtux@piaille.fr or any other education Linux project, would you be interested to join the first developer sprint in person in Paris or online?
Event: https://hackdays.numerique.gouv.fr/
Planning: https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/issues/31
@bluehats@floss.social @codegouvfr@social.numerique.gouv.fr @blagarrigue@mastodon.mim-libre.fr
@ThierryM@framapiaf.org
#plasma #gcompris #endof10
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@icg937@mstdn.social that's what @rriemann@chaos.social got when meeting the Madrid IT department in February this year.
See also: https://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/max
♻️ Reboost please! Some people say #EU_OS should try to reach out to politicians who use BlueSky instead of Mastodon. EU OS has there so far about 130 follows and on Mastodon 1600. If you use both, please reach out to your BlueSky network: follow and share EU OS on BlueSky!
https://bsky.app/profile/eu-os.eu
#Microsoft #Windows #endof10 #Linux #Trump #tariffs #DigitalSovereignty #Khan
@lexinova@cyberplace.social we got a working proof of concept with code on Gitlab!
https://gitlab.com/eu-os/workspace-images/eu-os-base-demo/-/blob/main/README.md
Then we have in another repo a number of shell scripts that we want to convert to #Ansible: https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/tree/main/poc?ref_type=heads
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@yala yes. So far it is an experiment only, but it looks promising and hopefully many people will test it.
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@hidikem@piaille.fr @enthusiast101@ieji.de @LibreKitsune@mastodon.social
Maybe you have a different definition of PoC and of sovereignty. That is ok. As of today, everyone has their own definition.
Check out https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/09579818-64a6-4dd5-9577-446ab6219113_en?filename=Cloud-Sovereignty-Framework.pdf which only applies for EU cloud procurement, but gives some ideas.
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@novuic it is the last phrase of the slide you see in the screenshot of the initial post.
Some foundations are already in the EU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_organizations#Europe @osi has also a legal entity in the Netherlands. @kde is registered in Germany.
@lexinova@cyberplace.social Is this a threat? If you want to make it an effective one, better share with us the name of your company. 🙂
@lexinova@cyberplace.social Pleased know that we are a community of volunteers who want to help adoption of Linux. We have no say when and where the public (or private) sector deploys EU OS or any other Linux.
Would you be interested to join our community and help shaping it?
@decorum@kanoa.de @AwetTesfaiesus@mastodon.social
Die meisten Linux-Distributionen bieten integrierte Verschlüsselung an. Für #EU_OS im Unternehmenseinsatz würde das Unternehmen wahrscheinlich auch ein Backup des Schlüssels verfahren. Das ist eben nicht der eigene Laptop, sondern der Dienst-Laptop.
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@hidikem@piaille.fr @enthusiast101@ieji.de @LibreKitsune@mastodon.social
Dear community, can you please keep your contributions productive? No tax payer money has been spent so far. Have some respect for how other people spent their freetime for what they believe in.
#EU_OS proposes to use #foreman. Foreman contains a flatpak mirror. More at https://docs.theforeman.org/3.14/Release_Notes/index-katello.html#_flatpak_content_support
#Fedora builds its flatpaks from fedora sources. So if flatpaks must be built in the EU, this is a good starting point. In fact, why don't you start already? 🙂 / RR
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@hidikem@piaille.fr @LibreKitsune@mastodon.social @Goodlucksil@social.tchncs.de
So why don't you make a pull request or send in an email with a patch file to suggest a change to the website to make it more clear about its goals and its approach?
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@hidikem@piaille.fr @enthusiast101@ieji.de @LibreKitsune@mastodon.social
Quote from website: ‘So far, EU OS is a Proof-of-Concept for the deployment of a Fedora-based Linux operating system with a KDE Plasma desktop environment and bootable container technology in a typical public sector organisation. Other organisations with similar requirements or less strict requirements may also learn from this Proof-of-Concept.
Despite the name, EU OS is technically not a new operating system.’
PoC setup: https://eu-os.eu/poc/
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