I am loving that things are finally moving to make European countries less dependent on US software (especially cloud providers), but I am disappointed that there isn't more of a focus on open source software.
There are several government programs within EU counties to fund the development of open source software. We need WAY more of that, coordinated at the EU level.
The best way to avoid being beholden to big tech is to fund viable open source alternatives.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/
@notjustbikes the French and German governments open sourced this month a software to replace Notion
https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs
And there are more
https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr
@havu discoverability. Personally, I search project on a search engine then GitHub. I don’t go to gitlab, gitea, bitbucket, gogs, codeberg, radicle.xyz, laundpad, …