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Comment by lionkor | original | European Alternatives
[−]lionkor · 2026-10-11 Sun 09:11 UTC · link
Ideally those are free and open source
[−]pjmlp · 2026-10-11 Sun 10:30 UTC · link
That isn't enough, who pushes code and repos location is also relevant.
[−]Anduia · 2026-10-11 Sun 10:38 UTC · link
Are you proposing forks of existing languages but in gitlab, and only european can approve PRs? Or a new language and OS? How does that work in practice when open source is public and users can have VPNs?
[−]jacquesm · 2026-10-11 Sun 11:19 UTC · link
The bulk stockholders of GitLab are:

  - Vanguard
  - BlackRock
  - Google Ventures
[−]pjmlp · 2026-10-11 Sun 11:53 UTC · link
Yep, security and digital sovereignty required control of the whole chain.

See how other economies are doing it.

Example,

https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/other-site-policies/g...

https://go.dev/blog/hello-china

[−]yoavm · 2026-10-11 Sun 11:06 UTC · link
Why is that relevant?
[−]pjmlp · 2026-10-11 Sun 11:44 UTC · link
Bill of materials, digital sovereignty and attack vectors, see xz attack.