• CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
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    12 hours ago

    I am all for ditching Microsoft, but why should this post be in this community? There are also Android, Mac OS, and all kinds of BSD.

    • Dammam No. 7@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      None of what you listed is a viable alternative for a myriad of reasons. Only GNU+Linux can replace Windows.

      • Android: a mobile OS first and foremost with very limited usability as a general purpose desktop operating system.
      • MacOS: hardware from one vendor only.
      • *BSD: more niche with even lesser support than GNU+Linux.
    • zgxiii [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      10 hours ago

      In the video, he talks about examples of European governments specifically switching to Linux, like a police station using an Ubuntu based distro, and foss software like LibreOffice. I don’t think android, Mac or BSD are mentioned.