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A petition has been created by an Austrian EU rep. to replace Windows with GNU/Linux in all Europe (www.europarl.europa.eu)
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The petition is open to all EU resident. The goal is to replace all Windows in all public institution in Europe with a sovereign GNU/Linux.

If the petition is successful it would be a huge step forward for GNU/Linux adoption.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 145 points 2 days ago (31 children)

It’s ridiculous that governments don’t use customized Unix/Linux builds.

[–] Rivalarrival 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ahem...

[–] draughtcyclist@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Didn't even have to open the link to know it was red star. I've heard rumors of others as well.

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