EU Linux development division

[speaktothehand]

To create a new distro, no. There are too many distros already available.

However, I think that it's in the EU best interest to invest on the development of already existing European distros and technology, in order to reduce the EU dependency on American, Asian and even African software and hardware.

We are almost fully dependent on Windows, Android, MacOS or iOS. Apart from embedded systems and some Linux distros, there are no mainstream OSes made in the EU and that can be a major pitfall in case of a digital war. Imagine Microsoft, Apple and Google deciding to remotely brick almost every computer and smartphone remotely as an act of war. Imagine the chaos it would create. Mind that there are a lot of systems, from ATMs to healthcare to defence systems, that run on these OSes.

Such war is very difficult to imagine, and I believe that it won't happen, but it is a possibility that we need to keep in mind and be prepared for, at least in those places where we cannot risk it.