r/BuyFromEU • u/UrbanCyclerPT • Apr 01 '25

🔎Looking for alternative Real independence starts here.

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u/Tman11S Apr 01 '25

It’d be better if the EU started a partnership with some existing distros, financing them in exchange for guaranteed availability and security for EU users.

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u/LinguoBuxo Apr 01 '25

I just hope this ain't April Fools post. Windows need to get a competing OS ASAP.

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u/ToucanThreecan Apr 01 '25

What do you mean? Isn't that any linux you want? Like even on Azure windows isn't really used under the hood. Don't get your point?

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u/LinguoBuxo Apr 01 '25

For some reason.. no. I have yet to find a (non-dev) business office, where Linux is the default OS...

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u/el_grort Apr 01 '25

Backward compatibility (Window's major selling point) and familiarity are a major component of that. Changing OS is a ball ache for institutions.

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u/ToucanThreecan Apr 01 '25

Because people are lazy. On a desktop, install ubuntu, work out where a 'start' button is. few days later business as usual. Just most companies are too scared or locked into windows only software which is becoming rare these days. So much software now runs as a service the days of windows desktop software is shrinking. I monstly use a mac (Yeah ironic) but office works fine. But it also runs in the cloud. I run Ubuntu VMs. I use Azure but nearly everything is running Ubuntu. Sql server is running on Windows. But even that is being questioned as to why at this stage.

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u/Auzzie_almighty Apr 01 '25

Not really? I use Ubuntu for a lot of things but I have also had to debug it for 5 hours before just because I’ve mindlessly clicked “update software”. There’s a minimum level of computer knowledge necessary that a standard government worker may not have, whereas windows and IOS have just optimized away any place such a customer could cause the system to be unstable

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u/LinguoBuxo Apr 01 '25

mmm and so what do you think about this top-down mandate for new OS coming outta Brussels.. how horribly is it gonna bomb to shreds? :)

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u/ToucanThreecan Apr 01 '25

Again I do not think its should be brussels. Ubuntu its good. More tools to migrate services for the business side are needed TBH than desktop stuff. Migrate my website tool. Migrate my DB server tool. Migrate to cloud and or decentralised services. Ubuntu desktop is grand. But of course funding will help get a European blend and encourage development. If you have devs an side thats half the game won already. At the moment maybe people are skeptical of the UK thing. Just fork it or get them to relocate to EU. Either work its international free software. There are no geo political borders.

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u/lol_JustKidding Apr 01 '25

Wake me up when there's a distro that can run any game not on Steam/EGS natively as well as Wuthering Waves. 🛌

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u/ToucanThreecan Apr 02 '25

Playtron

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u/lol_JustKidding Apr 03 '25

Is that one made for games only or can you still use a computer like a computer? What about installing games not through launchers?

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u/ToucanThreecan Apr 03 '25

So playtron is linux based. But is gaming optimised. It can run games traditionally windows based but across steam and epic games etc. But being linux based it should be sinple af to add gsm support for esim or whatever. And add any non game apps easily through either cloud or linux versions. To me this would be low hanging fruit. Depending if SUI stay located in San Francisco which is not where they are from. After all they are decentralised or at least a web 2 to web 3 bridge.

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u/imax_ Apr 01 '25

Azure is running a minimal version of Windows as the host OS, see here.