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.

  • orcrist@lemm.ee
    181·
    1 month ago

    No, it isn’t a double edged sword. Even a mediocre distro would be better than Windows, any distro would be cheaper than Windows, and there’s no reason to choose a bad distro anyway.

    • CameronDev@programming.dev
      51·
      1 month ago

      No one wants to choose a bad OS environment, it will become one due to security or other non-negotiable requirements.

      They aren’t going to just toss Ubuntu on a box and call it done. Itll be locked down, limited, and horrible to use. And users who dont know any better will blame “Linux”.

      A government SOE Linux just isnt going to be a good ambassador for general desktop usage.

        • CameronDev@programming.dev
          12·
          30 days ago

          Just like windows, except that the misdirected hate when the SOE environment gets in the way will be aimed at “Linux” instead of “Microsoft”.

      • erin@social.sidh.bzhOP
        3·
        1 month ago

        if you read the petition, it’s not for a security reason that it has been created but RGPD one… So with privacy in mind, it can be a not great but good distro

        • CameronDev@programming.dev
          2·
          30 days ago

          Maybe. I suspect most of the government apps will be webapps, and not particularly relevant to the rest of us.

          Maybe Firefox will get some funding :D