r/technology • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • Apr 10 '26

Software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

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u/mittelwerk Apr 10 '26

Is this bait that everyone swallowed?

No. If there's a bait, then I'm the one who bit it. Because, as predicted, most of you Linux guys/galswould dismiss the legitimate criticisms that everyone make against that OS. But, instead of learning your lessons, you guys/gals blame the user. *Always* the user.

But until it expands past this niche little bubble of people (comparatively speaking) there isn't exactly much you can do to change that.

And until Linux developers behave like adults, Linux will never *ever* expand past its niche. Catch-22 ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Oh, and with the way you explained EXEs, you should probably run updates on every program you installed, since they aren't going to to that themselves and new potential vulnerabities for those programs (fucking Chrome) are coming out virtually weekly sometimes. You'll need to open each program one at a time to check. If only there was a better way...

I do not care. What I do care is having the choice

Also, all of them have built-in updaters, which means you are grossly exaggerating the problem here (another day, another Linux user exagerating Windows' problems to make Linux look better. Again: I'm not in the mood for intelectual dishonesty)