BeBopALouie@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoCanada could save millions by developing its own operating system instead of relying on Microsoft Windowstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down15
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkCanada could save millions by developing its own operating system instead of relying on Microsoft Windowstheconversation.comBeBopALouie@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square78linkfedilink
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days ago Or, wait, use another already existing one?!! Which is exactly what an increasing number of EU countries are doing.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoThe article is suggesting to make a debian-based distro
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoSure, not a bad idea. There is lots of parts of the Linux ecosystem that can be used as-is. I was just concerned about not re-doing work that has already been done in an effort to have a brand new unique Canadian government distro.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoOur lord and saviour Linux 😌🙂↕️☺️
Which is exactly what an increasing number of EU countries are doing.
The article is suggesting to make a debian-based distro
Sure, not a bad idea. There is lots of parts of the Linux ecosystem that can be used as-is.
I was just concerned about not re-doing work that has already been done in an effort to have a brand new unique Canadian government distro.
Our lord and saviour Linux 😌🙂↕️☺️