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Live images of me gesturing reverently to the projector screen as if it was some kind of eldritch horror (this did indeed suffice to get it working ) #FOSDEM

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The only U.N building this man should be in is the Hague.

#NetenyahuIsAWarCriminal #Israel

Israeli President Bejamin Netenyahu at the UN GA

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Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.

Here is the Commission's report on that trial 🔗 ⬇️
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf

#DigitalSovereignty #EUpol #OpenSource #DigitalAutonomy #EU

The front page of a report from the European Commission, titled "The usage of Linux and Open Source: a study on the possible usage of Linux and Open Source on the PC within the Commission environment. Final report"

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Groundbreaking news for European Tech autonomy: European Search Engines Qwant and Ecosia launch a joint Search Index.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/qwant-and-ecosia-debut-staan-a-european-search-index-that-aims-to-take-on-big-tech/