EU OS

#EU_OS proposes #KDE for the future public sector digital workspace. This weekend, @kde.org has its annual conference @akademy@floss.social with many interesting talks. Join online: akademy.kde.org/2026/attendo... Recorded sessions: media.ccc.de/c/kde2026

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/ .

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-... 1/2

Robert is on leave for the #EU_OS country tour. After 🇫🇷 in June & 🇱🇺 in October, it's now 🇳🇱 for a workshop with several organisations. With #EU_OS values sleek, eco-friendly and sovereign in mind, he takes the #eurocity 🇪🇺🚆with a foldable bike on board. So Dutch! 🫶 Follow for updates! 1/3

2/3 Previous visits were just talking. Now EU OS has a live demo. A small server + 2 laptops are all it needs and they fit in the red backpack! Manual will be on our website eu-os.eu soon!

Directly after #fosdem in Brussels, #CfgMgmtCamp (Config Management Camp) will take place in #Ghent. #EU_OS just had its talk accepted. We gonna tell you more about: EU OS use case study: #bootc based laptop fleet management with #foreman. Most of the EU OS partners will also send their experts.

Please ♻️: The Smart Country Convention #SCCON25 in Berlin begins today. Sadly, without the physical presence of #EU_OS, the community-led proof of concept to increase the uptake of #LinuxOnTheDesktop in the public sector. 2025 is the year of Linux! 😉 #DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #SCCON #EDIC #DPI

Quote: "The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes. #DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #MS365 #Windows11

Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation."

Please reshare ♻️! Mario #Draghi on 22 Oct: "For years the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, would itself bring geopolitical power and leverage in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which that illusion evaporated."

Raise awareness, share your views (and ours if you agree) and help your public sector to launch positive action. If you work in the public sector, get in touch with us on eu-os.eu and with your own IT department!

Please reshare ♻️! Mario #Draghi on 22 Oct: "For years the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, would itself bring geopolitical power and leverage in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which that illusion evaporated."

into action, make your voices heard. The European Union is above all a mechanism to achieve the goals shared by its citizens. It is our best chance for a future of peace, security, and independence. It is a democracy—and it is us, you, its citizens, the Europeans, who decide its priorities."

Please reshare ♻️! Mario #Draghi on 22 Oct: "For years the European Union believed that its economic dimension, with 450 million consumers, would itself bring geopolitical power and leverage in international trade relations. This year will be remembered as the year in which that illusion evaporated."

He goes on: "One lesson is now clear from the way the global economy is evolving: no country that aspires to prosperity and sovereignty can afford to be excluded from critical technologies. The United States and China openly use their control over strategic resources and technologies to extract

After #sactions on judges of the International Criminal Court (#ICC), the US administration considers now sanctions on EU officials working on the #DigitalServiceAct #DSA:

"Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc's landmark DSA, two sources familiar with the matter said, over U.S. complaints that the law censors Americans and imposes costs on U.S. tech companies."

Quote from #SAP CEO: "[…] we must become comfortable with a form of digital sovereignty founded on both self-determination and mutual dependencies.

Thanks to our network of supporters, #EU_OS benefits from early access to a study from the Commission on the in-house use of Linux on the workspace. It is from 2005 and was revealed through an request for access to documents.

The work on #EU_OS continues. In the last days, the Proof-of-Concept pages at eu-os.eu/poc/ have received a updates on provisioning, branding and thoughts on user data backups. Open questions and issues are listed at gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.... Please lend us your helping hand/spread the word 🗣️

Thanks to the upstream open source communities who helped and developed to the benefit of EU_OS! 1) #foreman with #bootc facts export also for Fedora: copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/rriema... 2) #bluebuild with local deployment of OCI containers for better development github.com/blue-build/c...

The work on #EU_OS continues. In the last days, the Proof-of-Concept pages at eu-os.eu/poc/ have received a updates on provisioning, branding and thoughts on user data backups. Open questions and issues are listed at gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.... Please lend us your helping hand/spread the word 🗣️

1) What is the best way to backup user data for Linux EU OS users? gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.... #borgbackup #btrfsbk #btrfs #nextcloud 2) How can unattended deployment with #foreman look like during pilot stage (thus without reconfiguring the network/DHCP yet)? gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.... #foreman

"#Proton’s latest analysis reveals the extent of Europe’s dependence on US-based tech, and the results are alarming. We found that 74% of Europe’s publicly listed companies rely on US-based tech like #Google and #Microsoft." 1/3 Source: proton.me/blog/us-tech... #endof10 #EuroStack #Windows11

2/3 "This means these companies’ sensitive business information, everything from strategy plans to daily operations, relies on infrastructure controlled outside of Europe. This creates serious risks for European businesses and Europe as a whole."