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
    18·
    4 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
      11·
      4 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
        3·
        4 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

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Supporting existing ones where possible and adding private stuff or diatro specific stuff when it’s not is the best way to go. Like valve and arch.

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        And it’s not like every major distro doesn’t have a way to add custom repos to the stock package manager if they need to deviate from the disro’s stock repos for any reason

    • tetris11
      3·
      4 days ago

      They did used to. They’ve scaled it back recently