Whats worse is they could all pull it off if they invest in existing Distros and hire people to build out the main infrastructure they need. If they rely on legacy Windowd OS' the licenses for new OS' wont matter. They need secure systems to avoid being hacked by external malicious state actors. I would love to see some countries adopting Linux for government systems and funding research and development e.g. maybe fu…
Funnily enough North Korea runs their own Linux distro, Red Star OS
It's not funny at all, IMO, it adds a unique identifier to each file created on the OS for tracking dissidents.
I've just given up on Linux again. Again. And it's the GUI that makes that decision final. There were also (and I'm still fighting 'em) serious file issues (perhaps related to file name lengths, perhaps not), but these may well have arisen from Windows/Linux interactions or even Windows not getting along with Windows. But flickering and otherwise unusable or unstable GUI features in the distributions finally did me i…
> And it's the GUI that makes that decision final. Which one? There's a crapton.
Both those mentioned had more than one deal-breaker issues. The jumpiness (at maybe 5 hz) was ElementaryOS IIRC. No doubt the fact that there are a "crap ton" is the underlying evil.
I've just given up on Linux again. Again. And it's the GUI that makes that decision final. There were also (and I'm still fighting 'em) serious file issues (perhaps related to file name lengths, perhaps not), but these may well have arisen from Windows/Linux interactions or even Windows not getting along with Windows. But flickering and otherwise unusable or unstable GUI features in the distributions finally did me i…
What specific issues did you have with the GUI? Not sure if you know but there are a number of other polished DEs apart from Gnome. Sounds like your graphics card doesn't work well with Linux. Is it Nvidia ?
It is, but I'd be shocked if it were involved, I've tried to keep it out of the mix with Linux.
What does 'Linux OS' mean? Various Linux desktop distros? If so, have mercy on anyone who will be using Ubuntu Desktop for the first time. I hope they aren't afraid of using Terminal, because the internet will shout them down for wanting a GUI solution. Love Ubuntu server, but could never get into linux desktop.
I've just given up on Linux again. Again. And it's the GUI that makes that decision final. There were also (and I'm still fighting 'em) serious file issues (perhaps related to file name lengths, perhaps not), but these may well have arisen from Windows/Linux interactions or even Windows not getting along with Windows. But flickering and otherwise unusable or unstable GUI features in the distributions finally did me i…
Turns out that the most serious file name issues are mostly down to disagreements between Linux and Windows about what characters are kosher - Linux allows a finger-slip to insert characters in folder and file names (such as a forward slash) that cause windows to crash out of copying tasks without specific explanations. It's taking me more than a week to isolate and fix these issues one by one in a large file system. Dead lost time. Extremely expensive. Some file issues appeared to be one Linux vs the other Linux, earlier, however. It wasn't just Windows operations crashing.
As I recall, this sort of public statement is used as a lever to squeeze some discounts out of Microsoft's Enterprise Sales team before the government "decides" to stay with Windows.
Still means Linux is working as intended. Freedom means options. Options means bargaining power. Bargaining power means monopolies can't push you around as much.
I remember hearing years ago IE usage was crazy high in South Korea because they had laws in place requiring all online banking customers to install an ActiveX control. If that's true... Then they've come pretty far.
Most Chinese banks still do, some even require you to install a service, some don't support Chrome.
On the other hand nobody in China uses Web for banking. Most people I know just use mobile applications, which aren't that bad, moreover most of the operations done through AliPay/WeChat/QuickPass, so you don't need to use yacky bank things. Alibaba and Tencent have better UX in their apps. When you go to any bank you feel like a time traveller for 20 years back.
Well, even Russia managed to switch some governmental bodies to Linux. It is only a matter of political will. UK has Collabora who has contract to remove some issues in LibreOffice. South Korea can do just the same if required.
This kind of condescension is why people hate tech people. Is it any wonder they don't want to use Linux with sentiments like this being so common?
Have seen this exact problem get fixed by using the little blue E icon for Firefox. Walk a mile in our shoes. You understand truths about your job we may not.
> And it's the GUI that makes that decision final. Which one? There's a crapton.
Both those mentioned had more than one deal-breaker issues. The jumpiness (at maybe 5 hz) was ElementaryOS IIRC. No doubt the fact that there are a "crap ton" is the underlying evil.
Evil? It's software not a religion. Not much of that made sense.
As I recall, this sort of public statement is used as a lever to squeeze some discounts out of Microsoft's Enterprise Sales team before the government "decides" to stay with Windows.
Still means Linux is working as intended. Freedom means options. Options means bargaining power. Bargaining power means monopolies can't push you around as much.