Depends on which distro you use. Zorin, Mint and OpenSUSE are developed by European companies, if that matters. Of those, only Zorin is (optionally) paid.
Its important to know that ultimately software is complex, and often its a concentrated effort between people of different countries. Especially the colossal project that is Linux.
In any case, the main thing with Linux is you stop giving Microsoft money, either by not buying licences or not giving them data to feed their AI. By using European distros, you can contribute either through bug reporting, donations, or just by giving them a reason to continue existing. Some distros have full time employees working on them also, so its a nice and cheap (or free) way to contribute to the EU economy.
I, for one, would love if either started using SUSE as their enterprise software of choice. Its the one I use and it’s amazing. I’m very happy with OpenSUSE as a distro.
I’ve heard good things about CashyOS! Its supposed to set everything up for you OOTB, with all the perks that come with being an Arch distro.
I’m very happy with OpenSUSE currently, and don’t really want to go distro hop. But I confess I’m curious about it. I’ll probably give it a go at some point, though.
Props on the video for mentioning Lemmy, Element, Openstreetmap and Linux.
Can Linux still be considered an EU project, though?
Is all open project, and it isn’t paid. The origin no longer matters (to me). Is probably best described as a global project.
Linux desktop is GPL, so everybody owns it including Europe.
Depends on which distro you use. Zorin, Mint and OpenSUSE are developed by European companies, if that matters. Of those, only Zorin is (optionally) paid.
Its important to know that ultimately software is complex, and often its a concentrated effort between people of different countries. Especially the colossal project that is Linux.
In any case, the main thing with Linux is you stop giving Microsoft money, either by not buying licences or not giving them data to feed their AI. By using European distros, you can contribute either through bug reporting, donations, or just by giving them a reason to continue existing. Some distros have full time employees working on them also, so its a nice and cheap (or free) way to contribute to the EU economy.
I, for one, would love if either started using SUSE as their enterprise software of choice. Its the one I use and it’s amazing. I’m very happy with OpenSUSE as a distro.
CachyOS is German.
By the way, it uses Arch 😜
I’ve heard good things about CashyOS! Its supposed to set everything up for you OOTB, with all the perks that come with being an Arch distro.
I’m very happy with OpenSUSE currently, and don’t really want to go distro hop. But I confess I’m curious about it. I’ll probably give it a go at some point, though.
Thanks for mentioning it. 😄