Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows

Posted by Brajeshwar on Sunday October 30, 2022 @10:32AM
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https://www.freethink.com/technology/russia-linux

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Re:Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows by qull on Sunday October 30, 2022 @11:29AM (#33395274)

I wonder what effect this will have on the gnu/linux community. Will this be a chilling effect, or will there be a boom in updates and software as they transition?

Sidenote, if you are a project maintainer, please do not cripple the worlds use of your code because you disagree with the conflict, as it rather hurts us all.

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Re:Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows by lost_tourist on Sunday October 30, 2022 @12:07PM (#33395643)

I doubt if it will have any measurable affect on linux.

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Re:Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows by frankharv on Sunday October 30, 2022 @01:08PM (#33396315)

I could see the US gov declaring Linux a threat to national security.

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Re:Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows by ls15 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:54PM (#33397421)

Banning Linux would be a threat to national security.

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