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The Netherlands Built a Nix-Basd Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC
(itsfoss.com)
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by abdelhousni
by abdelhousni
It was really a great choice on their part if they have highly skilled staff. Deterministic Systems isn't quite where Red Hat is, but hopefully they or other vendors get there.
NixOS is not suited for general workstations, to even get a semblance of rationality for general use you would need to develop the underlying infrastructure which you are not going to get from a government unless they are diehard sponsoring it (spoiler alert, in the current climate, pretty much as nil as it can get).
Pretty stupid choice of action - seems to be a more nationalistic play than a rationale one (the creator and the Foundation are based in the Netherlands which is what they are referring to).
"seems to be a more nationalistic play than a rationale one"
Shouldn't we want our governments to be able to support public infrastructure? Especially in a world of AI?
What's so damn special about only businesses being capable? Nothing. You build a good society and it doesnt matter which position you're in.
I get it, but you're not gonna get good software by pretending there isn't an issue with commercial capture of your "business" software.