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[–] giacomo 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"home grown" Ubuntu spin, got it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chalega, it's a step in the right direction

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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