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minus-squareVince@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHmm, it would be interesting if all these governments switching to Linux would make their own distros.
minus-square0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoCreating distros is easy, funding for the volunteers upstream is what’s lacking. I hope the move also prompts them to start supporting upstream with funds, code, infrastructure, engineers, benefits and so on.
minus-squareMalMen@masto.ptlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 hours ago@Vince @fne8w2ah we dont need more fragmentation
minus-squareVince@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 minutes agoI would think they’d want or even require a lot of customization for government work
Hmm, it would be interesting if all these governments switching to Linux would make their own distros.
Creating distros is easy, funding for the volunteers upstream is what’s lacking.
I hope the move also prompts them to start supporting upstream with funds, code, infrastructure, engineers, benefits and so on.
@Vince @fne8w2ah we dont need more fragmentation
I would think they’d want or even require a lot of customization for government work