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GnarfGnarf ◴[] No.46181666[source]
I'm a Windows/macOS developer, but I strongly feel that all national governments need to convert to Linux, for strategic sovereignty. I'm sure Microsoft, under orders from the U.S. government, could disable all computers in any country or organization, at the flick of a switch.

Imagine how Open Source Software could improve if a consortium of nations put their money and resources into commissioning bug fixes and enhancements, which would be of collective benefit.

Apart from a few niche cases, the needs of most government bureaucracies would be well served by currently available OSS word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and graphics software.

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crazygringo[dead post] ◴[] No.46181927[source]
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rusk ◴[] No.46182241[source]
> Where does this kind of conspiracy thinking come from?

The news in your jurisdiction might not cover these matters

https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/trump-sanctions-on-interna...

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1. crazygringo ◴[] No.46182300[source]
...and how did Microsoft respond?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46182023

Also, how about less snark about the "news in my jurisdiction"? Since the first amendment provides more press freedoms than many European countries have.