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A great EU wide Linux-based operating system is already in proposal by Robert Riemann, and it needs more public attention:
Mastodon:
eupolicy.social/@eu_os
Official site:
eu-os.eu/

EU OS

Proof-of-Concept OS for the EU

^{EU OS Proof-of-Concept}

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2025-12-20 11:13:18

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:30 Sponsor: TuxCare
01:53 Firefox will become an AI browser & makes all the mistakes
07:01 Servo making progress
08:19 Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
09:48 Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
10:51 GNOME bans AI from extensions
13:00 Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
14:21 Mint 22.3 beta released
15:59 Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
18:19 Danish admin plans move to Linux
20:17 NVK gets a huge performance boost

Links:

Firefox will become an AI browser
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/le…
9to5linux.com/firefox-will-shi…
theverge.com/tech/845216/mozil…

Servo making progress
servo.org/blog/2025/12/15/nove…

Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-…

Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Prot…

GNOME bans AI from extensions
blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2…
gjs.guide/extensions/review-gu…

Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mains…

Mint 22.3 beta released
linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-z…

Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
snapscope.popey.com/

Danish admin plans move to Linux
thedanishdream.com/news/denmar…
semaphor.dk/opensource/linuxpc

NVK gets a huge performance boost
gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/me…

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Denmark Ditches Microsoft in Bold Tech Shift

Denmark has broken with Microsoft, embracing open source and local cloud solutions to boost data security and slash costs.

^{Frederikke Høye (The Danish Dream - Danish News in English)}

I still have hope for Mozilla. Until now browsers either tried to add as many easy-to-implement AI features or they tried to lure users I to the browser vendor's own AI ecosystem.

Mozilla can be the first browser company trying to answer how users might benefit from AI. But yes, if they implement AI just for the sake of AI (like everyone else), then Mozilla fails its mission.

For the love of all that is good, *someone* PLEASE create a browser UI around Servo that is:

* #copyleft #FOSS
* Community governed
* Has daily testing packages
* Community funded non profit
* Avoids off device #AI
* Communicates clearly

I worked professionally with high profile #crowdfunding campaigns for years. I am 100% certain a campaign would go viral, with stretch goals blown away.

#Servo isn't feature complete, but many (me!) would 100% daily drive something alpha, buggy and missing features to build a better future. Hint: this is exactly what successfully launched FIrefox against #IE.

We need hope we can escape the sinking, Titanic shitopoly of #Chrome and #Firefox. We will rally around any principled alternative.

#Privacy #GAFAM #Web #OpenSource #Google

Oh and before anyone brings up funding success, or lack thereof of Servo / Verso:

Servo is not a public facing project, like an app, and as such is more difficult to get people to invest in, especially without a large number of users. A decent browser project would address this.

Verso never directly sought funding from the public. While having a number of good points ideologically (non profit, FOSS), their communications were highly inexperienced. No website. No social media presence. A tagline about blues music rather than why they were building it. For these reasons and more, it's been unmaintained for months. They site lack of support and finances, I suspect from being largely unknown and difficult to try. I wish them well and would love to see them rise from the ashes again.