EU OS
eu-os.gitlab.io
Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

It’s only a proof of concept at the moment and I don’t know if it will see mass adoption but it’s a step in the right direction to ending reliance on US-based Big Tech.

  • SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
    6·
    13 hours ago

    I would like the EU to make an official universal Linux distro, intended for the ordinary person to use on their PC. Bonus points if they can collaborate with Steam to make it compatible with gaming stuff. The big reason I stuck to Windows 11 is for the sake of games, but if compatibility and ease of use to customize was improved, I would be happy to switch away.

    The big thing that the EU can bring to the project is contributing lots of money for making Linux suitable as a daily driver, along with mandating its usage on government machines.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8·
      13 hours ago

      i’d say if it happens it should start with focusing on:

      • government and workstation (this is important first to have control and independence over so that government isn’t beholden to the whims of foreign companies)
      • then server (maybe - idk really if that’s worth it though; it’s a whole can of compatibility worms and adoption expense)
      • then user desktop

      though there is the argument that workstation and user desktop are close enough to each other that user desktop should be above server, but i’d imagine it’d be more of a “home user” than gamer situation. i could imagine some regulations around refurbishing old tech with this kind of OS too, and this would be more about low spec machines (that’d help workstations too)