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If you're European and reading the news at any point in the last year+, you understand how critical a weakness being dependent on US companies for your IT infra
by pixelpoet 9mo ago
If you're European and reading the news at any point in the last year+, you understand how critical a weakness being dependent on US companies for your IT infra is.
There are some things that are difficult to avoid, like CPUs and GPUs, but software is much more doable.
- DiggyJohnson 9mo agoPlease don’t assume I’m not up to date on the news. But is there a tangible risk vector to European consumers of open source, commercial American software. I’m genuinely asking about incentives for the individual or individual business. That’s a more difficult question to answer than asking why shouldn’t Europe as a whole pursue this.
- malauxyeux 9mo agoI answered above, but answering here as well in case it's buried. > But is there a tangible risk vector to European consumers of open source, commercial American software. Yes. If you're a European sanctioned by the US, it's illegal for American companies to provide you service. That means no Amazon, PayPal, Expedia, Visa, etc. See this case of a French judge from 2025: https://nordictimes.com/world/how-french-icc-judge-faces-us-sanctions-effectively-blacklisted-by-much-of-the-worlds-banking-system/ https://nordictimes.com/world/how-french-icc-judge-faces-us-...