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Indian Defence Ministry set to replace windows with home-grown "Maya OS"
(news.itsfoss.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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Can they do it? Yes. Can they do it with a reasonable level of support for many different desktop hardware so it’s cheap to implement? Probably, though it won’t be as comprehensive as windows. Can they get a 1:1 replacement for windows that has the same level of security as windows? No, because many national governments collaborate on windows security. But! They’ll be safe-ish from NSA back doors in windows (if you think there are any)
Many national governments collaborate on Linux security as well.