US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS-based software ecosystem — trial programs running now, first release expected at end of 2027
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, preventing it from using ubiquitous U.S.-based software.
  • Godort@lemmy.caEnglish
    393·
    11 days ago

    Ansible is US-owned. Even though it’s open source, Redhat, a US company, is the one that controls its lifecycle.

    NixOS is based out of the EU.

    • 8uurg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      241·
      11 days ago

      Fun fact, Nix, Nixpkg and NixOS have their roots in the Netherlands. For example, Nixpkg was even described in a PhD thesis at Utrecht University.