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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Petition on the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries (www.europarl.europa.eu)

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Petition Summary: 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. This initiative aims to reduce dependency on Microsoft products, ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and promoting transparency, sustainability, and digital sovereignty within the EU. The petitioner emphasizes the importance of using open-source alternatives to Microsoft 365, such as LibreOffice and Nextcloud, and suggests the adoption of the E/OS mobile operating system for government devices. The petitioner also highlights the potential for job creation in the IT sector through this initiative.

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[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well, what better way to embrace FOSS than dismissing the efforts of all the existing distro maintainers? Welcome to the community, guys. Good luck building your cathedral next to the bazaar!

How about they instead work together with the distros and create a way of certifying a distro as gov-ready?

[–] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

They say nothing about their distro having no upstream. If they make a distro based of Debian/Arch/Fedora I don't see that as dismissing their efforts anymore than Nobara/SteamOS/Ubuntu/Mint does.

I rather they enforce their requirements on their own spin then try to force existing distros to implement said reqs. They should obviously donate to the foss community when using the technology the community maintain though!

[–] Maroon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does Ubuntu "dismiss" Debian? Or Manjaro "disregard" Arch?

An EU-backed and funded distro released under the GNU license would mean that the government can now fund developers and maintainers to have a distribution that will comply with privacy and security requirements.

[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

How much of Ubuntu's funding goes to supporting debian? I actually don't know.

I don't, for example, see Ubuntu listed here: https://www.debian.org/partners/

[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago

So an EU-backed distro could be the same. Yes, they would fund maintainers, but their own maintainers, not maintainers of upstream distros.