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A petition has been created by an Austrian EU rep. to replace Windows with GNU/Linux in all Europe (www.europarl.europa.eu)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The petition is open to all EU resident. The goal is to replace all Windows in all public institution in Europe with a sovereign GNU/Linux.

If the petition is successful it would be a huge step forward for GNU/Linux adoption.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

No one wants to choose a bad OS environment, it will become one due to security or other non-negotiable requirements.

They aren't going to just toss Ubuntu on a box and call it done. Itll be locked down, limited, and horrible to use. And users who dont know any better will blame "Linux".

A government SOE Linux just isnt going to be a good ambassador for general desktop usage.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You mean just like Windows?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago

Just like windows, except that the misdirected hate when the SOE environment gets in the way will be aimed at "Linux" instead of "Microsoft".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

if you read the petition, it's not for a security reason that it has been created but RGPD one... So with privacy in mind, it can be a not great but good distro

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, but it will mean apps get written for Linux, due to market share

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe. I suspect most of the government apps will be webapps, and not particularly relevant to the rest of us.

Maybe Firefox will get some funding :D

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So they can blow it on functions they cancel :)