The Dutch government is developing its own Linux-based digital infrastructure to reduce reliance on US-based software.

Following in the footsteps of other European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software. https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Dutch-Government-Turns-to-Open-Source-for-Digital-Sovereignty?utm_source=mlm #FOSS #EU #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #Linux #DAWO #NixOS #Microsoft #ICC

"European countries are increasing efforts to build sovereign digital infrastructure to replace Microsoft and other US-based solutions. The Dutch government is even working on its own Linux distribution because The Hague is reportedly tired of Washington's threats against EU-based institutions. The Dutch government is trying to solve its digital sovereignty problem with its own Linux operating system. A local source recently highlighted the development efforts being poured into NixOS, a Linux distro that originated as a package manager created by Dutch developers. The idea is that US-based software solutions, most notably Microsoft's, would eventually be replaced by this new OS and open-source productivity solutions. Nix is a package manager with a few peculiar features, including cross-platform compatibility and its own functional programming language for configuring Unix and Unix-like systems. The tool was first released in 2003, and NixOS debuted three years later. The Linux distro is built around Nix and is currently supported by the Dutch nonprofit organization NixOS Foundation." https://www.techspot.com/news/114018-netherlands-building-own-linux-os-break-free-microsoft.html #EU #Netherlands #Linux #Microsoft #MSWindows #NixOS #Nix #OpenSource #FLOSS