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I worked for two companies who ran two separate stacks. One was all Windows and was a glorified email / Excel thing for talking to clients. All the business logic was on a separate network and was all Linux.

If Windows pulled the plug, it would be a major PITA but no more.



FOSS may not be exactly "US tech" but from the perspective of the EU, it's perhaps even worse.

The EU doesn't control FOSS any more than it does US tech, and it can't threaten it.


I think the EU would be very happy with every major company running their own FOSS stack instead of handing their money/control to US tech firms.

Sure, this doesn't mean the EU would have control over the FOSS stack, but it would keep the data/money/soft power away from the US. And the EU would have a much easier time enforcing its security/privacy laws on those EU companies running FOSS on hardware inside the EU.


Because the EU is relatively low-corruption so far EU goals trend towards transparency, privacy and interoperability (despite some efforts to the contrary). FLOSS naturally aligns with these goals, without needing extensive threats or control .




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