This new era of tariffs and retaliatory measures may ripple through the tech sector and accelerate interest in open-source alternatives like openSUSE. Busine...

The European Commission sees open-source software as more than an IT tool. Policy makers are encouraging open-source ecosystems to drive innovation, autonomy and collaboration in a world where global trade is being redrawn.

This trade dispute highlights something most open-source advocates have known for years: open source is freedom. It’s freedom from monopolies, freedom from arbitrary pricing, and freedom from foreign influence.

  • @[email protected]
    36•10 days ago

    But… This is a good thing. I will take it. More FOSS awareness is great news. As long as it sticks.

    • @[email protected]
      4•9 days ago

      It’s not going to, though. As soon as the tariffs disapper they’ll be impersonating Dory, again.