Russia uses a custom Linux in the government and the military. Western sanctions have accelerated the process of import substitution in IT.
  • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    23 days ago

    a custom distro

    …or just a pre-exsting one. Heck, they should just make it a point to support open source development.

    • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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      23 days ago

      This. Just require all gov products and documentation to be open. (unless military and even then open were possible)

      Creating a new distro is not needed. Let users or nation gov bodies select or create as they see fit.

      • loics2@lemm.ee
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        23 days ago

        Just require all gov products and documentation to be open. (unless military and even then open were possible)

        This is the case for Switzerland, a new law was implemented a few months ago