Euro-Office and LaSuite: European Sovereignty Built on American Ground

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0200

A quick follow-up to my previous piece on USA lock-in. That article ended on a call to action: Europe needs to stop building on American infrastructure, and the smartest path forward is public investment in open-source foundations. Since then, two projects have caught my eye — one federal, one industry-led — and both prove that Europe is moving, and that the momentum is real. They also, unfortunately, prove that the reflex to build sovereign tools on top of the very platforms we’re trying to escape is still with us.

GitHub's Independence: A Cautionary Tale of Open Source in a Capitalist World

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:12:29 +0200

The recent departure of Thomas Dohmke from GitHub has created significant discussion within the tech community. As the former CEO, Dohmke was seen by many as a steady hand navigating GitHub’s post-acquisition era under Microsoft. His exit has reignited a critical debate that has simmered for years: Can a single, corporate-controlled platform ever truly serve as the unshakeable foundation for the entire open-source world?

In response, we’re seeing familiar calls to action—to migrate to platforms like GitLab or Gitea. While these are great alternatives, they risk repeating the same cycle. The core issue isn’t where we go next, but the fundamental problem of centralization. A new “Eldorado” will emerge, grow in value, get acquired, and inevitably, its licenses and terms of service will change. The real problem isn’t GitHub’s ownership, but the systemic risk that comes with placing our collective code in a single, vulnerable silo.

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Euro-Office and LaSuite: European Sovereignty Built on American Ground

GitHub's Independence: A Cautionary Tale of Open Source in a Capitalist World