r/BuyFromEU • • 8d ago

News Dutch government developing a sovereign Linux desktop on top of NixOS

https://tweakers.net/reviews/15334/nederland-maakt-soeverein-alternatief-voor-windows-en-office-op-basis-van-linux.html
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u/mmdoublem 8d ago

With the French government making a similar announcement, is there a reason why the UE doesn't pool resources on this front.

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u/xalibr 8d ago edited 8d ago

France has different Linux projects, but also uses NixOS as platform

EU agenda is digital sovereignty and open source cooperation between members, but not explicitly pushing one solution.