Subj : German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : niter3
Date : Fri Apr 05 2024 21:09:53

 Ni> They say "the term 'digital sovereignty' is very important here.  If a
 Ni> public administration uses proprietary, closed software that can't be
 Ni> studied or modified, it is very difficult to know what happens to users'
 Ni> data."
 Ni> 
 Ni> It sounds like they feel that open-source software is easier to
 Ni> understand, and they don't want to be beholden to proprietary technology
 Ni> that obscures what's going on inside.

Not a bad reason with everything going on in security, hacking, gov spying related things.

.... What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on?

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