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An open letter to office suite users, just before the Euro-Office announcement
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this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2026
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Why is "digital sovereignty" the current buzzword? That word can clearly mean both good things and bad things. It's a good thing when it means giving people and organizations control over their own computing (instead of some cloud provider or proprietary software company).
But there's no inherent value in insisting on "European software"; proprietary software doesn't become any better because it was developed in Europe, nor is free software bad because it wasn't developed in Europe.
The term can even mean things I would consider bad, such as: extending the application of laws to foreign entities on the Internet, which usually leads to censorship. I certainly don't want digital sovereignty like the People's Republic of China does it!
You surely have noticed that the US government and most big US companies have been stealing our data for years?
European software is a "branding" around free software that is trying to say away from Trump, Microsoft, and all the other idiots. It took 20 years for the governments to do something about it, and I agree they have been too slow, but at least they are doing something.
except, it's not, they are entirely separate concepts; if people want to promote free software, they should say that
You forgot: around free software that is trying to say away from Trump, Microsoft, and all the other idiots