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Europeans quietly shift away from US tech services, share lists of local alternatives

We may not always be loud about it, but it is happening, and it must accelerate

source: https://cybernews.com/tech/europeans-encourage-ditch-big-tech-and-go-local/

Mistral AI (France) will power French Army and it's important for 2 reasons:

1. Integration into national defense infrastructure effectively classifies Mistral as a "strategic asset." This status ensures that foreign entities, specifically from the U.S. or China, cannot acquire the company

2. By securing a major public sector contract, Mistral gains a stable, long-term revenue stream typical of defense agreements. This financial bedrock allows the company invest more aggressively in R&D

Independence in the monetary turnaround should be a first priority for the EU

#BuyFromEU #Europe #EU

Pick for yourself

Fairphone 6 – Sustainable, modular EU-friendly Android phone

Nothing Phone 3 – The newest flagship with unique design and LED glyphs

Volla Phone Quintus – Newest Volla flagship with open-source VollaOS

Jolla Phone (Pre-Order) – European Linux-powered phone with Sailfish OS

Several Logitech Devices Seeing New/Improved Support With Linux 6.19

All of the Human Interface Devices (HID) subsystem updates were merged a few days ago for the ongoing Linux 6.19 kernel merge window. Standing out this cycle on the HID side are seeing new/improved support for several Logitech devices...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-HID

https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/

Great article on why FOSS devs should give up GitHub.

I agree, it is hard (due to years of lock-in, cultural inertia, marketing dollars, etc.) but we cannot give Microsoft any more of an inch. This is especially true given that they train their LLMs on your code.

A great FOSS alternative is https://codeberg.org

Related article:
https://opensource.com/business/16/11/open-source-not-free-software

#enshittification #foss #microsoft #github #opensource

Zig turns its back on GitHub: Frustration over Actions and Microsoft's AI course

The programming language Zig is leaving GitHub after ten years. The reason is problems with GitHub Actions, chaotic job scheduling, and Microsoft's AI direction.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Zig-turns-its-back-on-GitHub-Frustration-over-Actions-and-Microsoft-s-AI-course-11100039.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#GitHub #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Microsoft #Netzpolitik #news

FSF Announces The LibrePhone Project

The Free Software Foundation today announced the LibrePhone project with a goal of creating a fully free software OS for mobile devices and to reverse-engineer obstacles where necessary...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FSF-LibrePhone-Project