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The European Union Has Its Own Linux Distribution and It's Called EU OS

by maverick74 on 3/24/25, 12:59 PM with 1 comments

• by jrjsmrtn on 3/24/25, 5:29 PM

  AFAICT, this is *not* a "European Union's (EU) initiative for developing a new Linux distribution initiative".

  This is:

  - a "*Community-led Proof-of-Concept* for a free Operating System for the EU public sector" (https://eu-os.gitlab.io/?ref=news.itsfoss.com#what-is-eu-os),

  - that community being led by a one person team (https://gitlab.com/eu-os/eu-os.gitlab.io/-/project_members),

  - and with only 4 commits in its repository (https://gitlab.com/eu-os/workspace-images/eu-os-base-demo/-/...).

  "Can this Linux-powered operating system disrupt Windows' hold in the European Union?"

  Can a one-person PoC do that?

  "The European Union has its own Linux Distribution and it's Called EU OS"

  I cannot find any link to any EU announcements on that subject.

  IMO, that article is very naïve...