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submitted 3 months ago by erin@social.sidh.bzh to c/linux@programming.dev

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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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[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 25 points 3 months ago

Double edged sword. Forced adoption of a shitty distro, or a really locked down/limited system might not be a step forward at all.

From memory, Germany did this many years ago, and ended up rolling it back?

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago

Nope, not Germany. The city of Munich, and it was rolled back because a politician took Microsoft bribes and drank the Microsoft snake oil.

[-] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago

National governments should be harder to bribe than local ones, at least. Also harder to get them to adopt it in the first place though.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Should be, but I am afraid that our system encourages corrupt people to seek positions of power.

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