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by palata 9 days ago
> Unless you count ChromeOS/Android which are not really OSS

Wouldn't ChromiumOS and AOSP count? Though I read a lot of people generally complaining about secure boot on desktop (for reasons I honestly don't understand: secure boot seems to be part of the Android security model, and it seems valuable to me).
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bjackman 9 days ago
It's a good technical artifact yeah but it would need to be forked and degoogled, today it is only really useful with Google services as a backend.

Also it's coupled to the device ecosystem which is organised by Google. This coupling with the HW is one of its major technical strengths though, including for the security things I'm yapping about.

So yeah I think the two options for a EuroOS are:

- Fork and degoogle ChromiumOS/AOSP

- Invest in a Silverblue/bootc/Flatpak style system and just keep filling the gaps there

Hard to say which would be the better option. Both require at least tens of millions in investment over 5+ years.

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