ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty2d ago

Last post for today because I got #EasterEggs in the wild just screaming at me to be found.
I don't know much about #Linux, but on #CDNdid it's appropriate to highlight a Canadian version with a great Canadian name - Maple Linux. Sweet...

#FOSS #OpenSource #MastodonCanada
https://fossforce.com/2026/04/proudly-canadian-maple-linux-1-4-who-knew-tux-could-be-so-polite/

Proudly Canadian Maple Linux 1.4: Who Knew Tux Could Be So Polite? - FOSS Force

This Debian‑based distro uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetry‑free, ready‑to‑work Cinnamon desktop.

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Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦2d ago

finally, something I can bookmark without a #dystopia tag.

Maple Linux, #madeincanada for #cdndid day. #buyCanadian, also when it' free. 😁

Thanks, @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty

Show threadmutemule2d ago

@deborahh @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty I was wondering if/when someone was going to start a Canadian distribution — and I love that it’s using Debian as the base.

But: are they not aware that OpenBSD’s founder, Theo de Raadt, lives in Calgary? I don’t know if the OpenBSD folks would consider the OS “Canadian”, but Theo did start the project while living in Canada, and their main FTP site is hosted in Alberta.

Show threadLee 🏖️2d ago
@mutemule @deborahh @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty People also tend to forget along these same lines that Arch Linux was started by a Judd Vinet who is Canadian. It's provenance is Canadian though its not a "Canadian distro" in a sense.
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦

@beachcomber @mutemule @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty it appears that some of its 'Canadianness" lies in its philosophy (I am not a linux geek, but that's what it looks like to me):

"uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetry‑free, ready‑to‑work Cinnamon desktop."

Apr 5 at 3:53pmWeb
Show threadmutemule2d ago

@deborahh @beachcomber @ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty yeah, I’m curious what they mean by “Canada has no truly Canadian AI, git platform, or operating system.”

I’d consider OpenBSD to be Canadian, and Cohere AI to be Canadian. So maybe it’s just a different understanding of what “Canadian” means: not just Canadian provenance, but also purposefully and explicitly backing Canadian culture and principles?