• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    It’s certainly a step in some direction, I’ll check back in a few years and see if it was the right one, or if it’s just a publicity stunt.

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      11 months ago

      Even if it is, this is an instant attitude switch for uncles who go “open source is not acceptable in the industry” or “open source is not sustainable”

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        11 months ago

        Only if it actually succeeds. If the Indian gov’t gives up on it after a year or two, then maybe it’ll have the opposite impact.

        I work with some Indians, so I’m going to ask them their thoughts. I’m genuinely interested in whether there’s a will in India to actually make this a thing. I know it wouldn’t fly in my area (US), but it has worked to some extent in other regions.

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          11 months ago

          Potential is 100% there if they can get some stuff running

          If the DE, compatibility layer and the antivirus thing is open source I want to make an openSUSE spin of it with kiwi