• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    110 months ago

    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]
      link
      fedilink
      110 months ago

      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]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        110 months 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