Neil Brown on Nostr: The petitioner calls for the European Union to actively develop and implement a ...

The petitioner calls for the European Union to actively develop and implement a Linux-based operating system, termed ‘EU-Linux’, across public administrations in all EU Member States. ... The petitioner emphasizes the importance of using open-source alternatives to Microsoft 365, such as LibreOffice and Nextcloud

I love the idea of broader adoption of Free software in public serives.

But wouldn't it make more sense to fund something that already exists, rather than "actively developing and implementing" yet another Linux distro?

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries

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