EU OS

Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector 🇪🇺 Account operated by Robert Riemann 🇪🇺 (npub1t42…rh9k)

Website: https://eu-os.eu
Code: https://gitlab.com/eu-os
Matrix Chat Room: https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org
Purpose: Develop a Linux deployment with [#Fedora](https://eupolicy.social/tags/Fedora ) [#Kinoite](https://eupolicy.social/tags/Kinoite ) [#KDE](https://eupolicy.social/tags/KDE ) as Proof-of-Concept and get taken over by the [@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu](https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission )

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2026-05-13 21:55:44 UTC

RE: https://norden.social/@MoKaKi/116568596190175562
Schleswig-Holstein in Germany announces their migration from #Windows to #Linux workstations! Chapeau !
(Unfortunately not yet #EU_OS, but every Linux computer counts! 😉)
#DigitalSovereignty #endof10
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2026-05-13 21:12:28 UTC

RE: https://floss.social/@kde/116566751844672757
#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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2026-03-11 07:12:09 UTC

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](https://eupolicy.social/@eu_os ) for updates!
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2026-02-02 08:37:33 UTC

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/
#fosdem #fosdem26 #EU_OS #DigitalSovereignty

2026-01-18 14:34:14 UTC

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@HennaVirkkunen/115912057481583297
#EU_OS develops a template solution for organisations that want to diversify the desktop operating system: #Win11
Follow this account for updates!
More on our proof of concept: https://eu-os.eu/poc
#Trump #Tariffs #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #EDIC #DigitalCommons #DPI
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2025-12-30 11:51:02 UTC

It's the last day of the annual Chaos Communication Congress #39c3. Please ping this account or @npub1t42…rh9k for improvised ask me anything sessions on #EU_OS! Also, follow this account or join https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org to stay updated!

2025-12-11 06:59:12 UTC

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Indeed, so please check out what #EU_OS is about: https://eu-os.eu/faq#linux-distro

2025-09-23 13:30:14 UTC

"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.
Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges […], but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation."
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-could-hit-entire-international-criminal-court-with-sanctions-soon-2025-09-22/
#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #MS365 #Windows11 #openDesk

2025-09-06 08:12:15 UTC

Shout out to the annual developer event #akademy of @npub1ncy…3x0q taking place this weekend in Berlin. You are truly pioneers of #LinuxOnTheDesktop and offer the strong shoulders that allow #EU_OS to make a compelling offer to replace #Windows in the public sector. Shall millions of new users benefit from your labour and creativity in the years to come! 🤘🚀🐧
https://akademy.kde.org/2025/
#KDEev #KDE #Linux #akademy2025
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2025-09-03 17:09:39 UTC

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Sven Thomson @npub13a3…4gwr
also mentions 150 people working with a supported Linux Desktop. 👏💪🎉
Unclear yet which Linux it is, but @npub1ncy…3x0q #Plasma is on it. Also #EU_OS proposes to use Plasma.
#endof10 #DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #EDIC #DPI
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2025-09-03 16:54:23 UTC

#EU_OS is attending in Brussels the #OSPOforEurope event of Schleswig-Holstein. Dirk Schrödter,
Minister for Digitalization and Head of the State Chancellery Schleswig-Holstein, has been introduced to our project during the welcome reception. Next challenge: live demo to CIO Sven Thomson @npub13a3…4gwr. 😉💪
https://veranstaltungen.dataport.de/OpenSourceMeetupEurope_Registration
#OSPO #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #PublicMoneyPublicCode #openDesk #EDIC
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2025-09-03 08:31:03 UTC

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#EU_OS is such a community of citizens who chooses action to achieve more #sovereignty when the public sector is still adapting to the geopolitical order. You can be part of this community. 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 https://eu-os.eu and with your own IT department! If you are a system administrator: https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/issues .

2025-09-03 08:31:03 UTC

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2/x 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 concessions in other areas. Excessive dependence has become incompatible with sovereignty over our own future.
No European country alone has the resources to build the industrial capacity required to develop these technologies. […]

2025-09-03 08:31:03 UTC

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We can change the trajectory of our continent. Turn your scepticism 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."
Source 🇬🇧: https://www.meetingrimini.org/en/turn-skepticism-into-action-mario-draghis-speech-at-the-meeting/
video 🇮🇹: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMMEtxEMIN0

2025-09-03 08:31:02 UTC

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 1/x
#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #LaSuite #opendesk #DigitalEU #OSPO #EDIC #DPI #endof10 #Linux #Fedora #opensuse

2025-07-18 18:47:19 UTC

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.
https://news.itsfoss.com/french-city-replaces-microsoft/
#DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack #LaSuite #DINUM #endof10

2025-07-12 14:30:17 UTC

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.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-hits-eu-with-sweeping-30-percent-tariffs/
#GermanStack #TradeWar #Trump [@EC_NGI](https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI )
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2025-05-30 12:45:20 UTC

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Instead the public sector should invest into digital common infrastructure that match the values of democratic societies. https://publiccode.eu/en/
#endof10 #DigitalSovereignty #eurostack #enshittification #DigitalDecade #EDIC #publicmoney #EU_OS #Microsoft #Windows

2025-05-30 12:45:20 UTC

3 days until #EU_OS at Paris #HackDays: How many hours do you use your #Windows office computer per day? For 6h in front of the computer, this makes 6h·20d·11=1320h per year: Time that users spent in an ecosystem entirely controlled by few powerful, rich people in other countries.
And more and more, #Windows wants to increase this control and extract value for its shareholders. Change of license models to extract annual rents, forced upgrades to #Windows11, etc. 1/2
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2025-05-29 17:06:05 UTC

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2/2 Only this week we learnt that a jury will rank the project and offer prices. Cross your fingers for us 🤞 or even better, join on Matrix at #eu-os:kde.org or for developers at #eu-os-dev:kde.org to offer your help for a competitive advantage! 😉
Also, the first ever merchandise arrived – here presented by "model" Robert. 😇
#Microsoft #Windows #DigitalSovereignty #Khan #eurostack #dataprotection #EuropeanUnion #EU_OS
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2025-05-29 17:06:05 UTC

4 days until #EU_OS at Paris #HackDays: project lead Robert and few supporters start already the weekend before to increase the chances to have a working Proof-of-Concept by the end of Tuesday. Learn more at https://eu-os.eu 1/2

2025-05-28 08:30:34 UTC

5 days until #EU_OS at Paris #HackDays: The architecture for EU OS must permit a migration phase in which both #Microsoft #Windows and EU OS run in parallel (hybrid setup). This way, organisations can do tests with only few of their staff (e.g. developers/engineers) while keeping everything as is for e.g. HR/business-critical functions. In principle, staffers may also have a Windows and an EU OS laptop at the same time. 1/2
#endof10 #Linux #sysadmin #DigitalSovereignty #eurostack #Khan #freeipa
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2025-05-27 08:26:09 UTC

6 days until #EU_OS at Paris #HackDays: EU OS is a so-called atomic operating system that offers interruption free software updates thanks to #bootc (bootable container) technology. While people work, bootc downloads and installs unnoticeable to the user the update. After the next computer restart (trigged by the user), EU OS switches to the new version. If something breaks, the user can roll back. 1/2
#Linux #DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft #Windows #Trump #Khan #Tariffs #sysadmin #endof10
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2025-05-26 09:00:36 UTC

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!
More info: https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/issues/31
#DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft #Windows #Khan #EuroStack #fedora #freeipa #foreman #endof10 #Linux #Trump #tariffs
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2025-05-19 14:30:48 UTC

Who doesn't know the situation: Quickly leaving office to catch a train or join some dinner or sport class, but then the laptop cannot be powered off due to a #Windows update.
The software alternative https://eu-os.eu installs updates invisible in the background. After a reboot, the users have a freshly updated system without any waiting time! In many ways, #Linux is more advanced than #Windows!
Please share/follow to help raising awareness about #EU_OS #DigitalSovereignty #EuroStack.
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2025-05-19 08:01:04 UTC

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/
"Querying mail-servers teaches that in some countries, over 70% of all public services rely on this American provider."
Last week, #Microsoft allegedly decided to cancel MS365 services of a Chinese university with a notice of about one week: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3305889/microsoft-abruptly-cuts-services-chinese-university-genomics-firm
1/2
#endof10 #Trump #EuroStack #DigitalSovereignty #EU_OS

2025-05-04 21:28:14 UTC

Be quick and become the 2nd follower of #EU_OS on #LinkedIn!
https://linkedin.com/company/eu-os/
I got told everyone on Mastodon uses already #Linux 😉 and the project to migrate from #Windows to Linux on the desktop would find a more relevant audience on LinkedIn.
Help EU OS to get what #Microsoft needs to make it go viral on LinkedIn: subscribe, comment, share widely!
#endOf10 #Windows10 #ActiveDirectory
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2025-04-22 15:28:28 UTC

Reboost ♻️ plz: #EU_OS is now partner for the French Gov Hack days early June in Paris.
The organisers were so kind to create a dedicated track covering the OS part of the digital workspace.
Check out the call for participants to join the EU OS team in Paris (or online):
https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/issues/31
Hack days website:
https://hackdays.numerique.gouv.fr/en
@npub1hpw…cd0d @npub1ncy…3x0q @npub1ax5…lujq @npub1u0l…wvvv [@EC_OSPO](https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_OSPO )
#Fedora #AlmaLinux #KDE #bootc #opensuse #Linux #Windows
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2025-03-18 23:08:52 UTC

Today @npub1ns5…ah7f covered in his Youtube show #EU_OS. Thanks for putting us in your spotlight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu3S2A02FFc
Few comments ahead of a possible appearance in the show in the future:
1) indeed, we are in concept phase. Join us here, on matrix at #eu-os:kde.org or at https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/boards/9013559 if you like to contribute.
2) @npub1djg…3wvl is well known, but it's atomic @npub1dl9…yqkp does not have the layering support and tooling like @npub1hpw…cd0d or @npub1ax5…lujq
3) On the US: it's not so black/white.

2025-03-06 11:51:10 UTC

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.
https://eu-os.gitlab.io proposes to develop together a Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free/libre replacement of Windows. Follow us on Mastodon and join the Matrix chat at https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org to receive updates and help.
/cc [@EC_OSPO](https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_OSPO )
#Linux #Trump #Endof10

2025-02-02 10:48:55 UTC

Re-Boost plz ♻️ 📣 Check out our initiative EU OS 🇪🇺:
Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector
- https://eu-os.gitlab.io
- https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org
- follow [@eu_os](https://eupolicy.social/@eu_os )
We need support to improve the idea, gather like-minded migration projects and gather political support!
#fosdem #fosdem2025 #linux #fedora #almalinux

2024-12-29 11:16:57 UTC

Dears, for my Linux desktop in the public sector pet project https://eu-os.gitlab.io ,
I need to learn about #freeipa identity management and #Kerberos. Any expert here at #38c3 in Hamburg with a bit of time?
Our matrix channel: #eu-os:kde.org
#EU_OS

2024-12-28 12:49:53 UTC

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Join https://matrix.to/#/#eu-os:kde.org and help with a Proof-of-Concept if you have expertise in Linux enterprise deployments!
https://eu-os.gitlab.io/
#Fedora #Kinoite @npub1ncy…3x0q #38C3