Dutch Government Turns to NixOS for a Sovereign Desktop
The effort aims to standardize public-sector computing with replaceable components and small-scale pilots already under way, officials said.
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The Dutch government is building a NixOS desktop for civil servants
The Dutch government is building its own open source workplace for civil servants, with a desktop operating system built on the Linux distribution NixOS. Eight municipalities are now testing the project, called DAWO, Dutch tech site Tweakers reported last week. DAWO stands for Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid, or Digital Autonomous Government Work Environment. Its blueprint […] This story continues at The Next Web
The Dutch government is developing its own work environment for public administration, one of the key elements of which will be an operating system based on NixOS. The DAWO project aims to provide officials with digital tools based on open... Full version of the website: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/holandia_urzedy_windows_dawo-54485.html
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
When the U.S. imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, it also meant that its chief prosecutor lost access to Microsoft services, forcing the Dutch government to make alternative plans.
The blocking of Microsoft’s services to the CPI’s chief prosecutor turned the alarms on in the Netherlands. DAWO’s initiative seeks for the government to control most of its digital environment, from the operating system to the cloud, with NixOS as its base.
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