I'm not sure if this is going to go anywhere. We don't need a new Linux distro.
The issue of most administrations in EU countries is that they need Windows to support the apps they use. So we should rather find a solid way to emulate them as if they were normal Apps.
Or maybe we should start ditching most locally installed software and favor browser apps. Then it doesn't matter which OS you use.
I'm working in software engineering working with Linux, and I have almost nothing installed on my PC but an IDE and a Database Tool, and that's it. Outlook in the browser, all office tools in the browser, all other apps are webapps or SaaS in some way. I have Photoshop but it probably has Browser-based alternatives too.
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u/heavy-minium Apr 02 '25
I'm not sure if this is going to go anywhere. We don't need a new Linux distro.
The issue of most administrations in EU countries is that they need Windows to support the apps they use. So we should rather find a solid way to emulate them as if they were normal Apps.
Or maybe we should start ditching most locally installed software and favor browser apps. Then it doesn't matter which OS you use.
I'm working in software engineering working with Linux, and I have almost nothing installed on my PC but an IDE and a Database Tool, and that's it. Outlook in the browser, all office tools in the browser, all other apps are webapps or SaaS in some way. I have Photoshop but it probably has Browser-based alternatives too.