not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agoFrance has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1875arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoIt’s not just that it is open source. It also has the largest software ecosystem of other open source software. Yeah, they could use TempleOS, but then they’d need to write their own Office replacement. Or they can use Linux and use/fork LibreOffice. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel, Linux has been the nerd community’s go to OS for replacing Windows for decades.
It’s not just that it is open source. It also has the largest software ecosystem of other open source software.
Yeah, they could use TempleOS, but then they’d need to write their own Office replacement. Or they can use Linux and use/fork LibreOffice.
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel, Linux has been the nerd community’s go to OS for replacing Windows for decades.