From: Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: German state gov. dicthing Windows for Linux,  30k workers migrating.
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:43:49 GMT
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On a sunny day (Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:51:57 +0100) it happened Cursitor Doom
<cd@notformail.com> wrote in <fqq41jpomcrjj73d17kjcuraau6rmu63dn@4ax.com>:

>On Sun, 07 Apr 2024 05:40:20 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>On a sunny day (Sat, 06 Apr 2024 17:28:48 -0400) it happened Joe Gwinn
>><joegwinn@comcast.net> wrote in <3hf31j9d0uq5b9imcq94b495c3hclbjv79@4ax.com>:
>>
>>>On Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:24:14 +0100, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 06 Apr 2024 11:14:56 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sat, 06 Apr 2024 04:25:32 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
>>>>>>Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed.
>>>>>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/
>>>>>>
>>>>>I'd suggest reading the entire article.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Less US spying too.
>>>>>
>>>>>Nah.  Linux is no harder for big intelligence agencies than Windows or
>>>>>MacOS.  And Linux is already dominant in the infrastructure, so those
>>>>>agencies are already there.
>>>>>
>>>>>Joe Gwinn
>>>>
>>>>... Unless you roll your own distro and know how to use it
>>>>securely....
>>>
>>>And are too small potatoes for the big agencies to bother, leaving the
>>>field to various hackers.
>>>
>>>Joe Gwinn
>>
>>Well I have been running Linux since 1998 as my systems.
>>No hacks observed, and that running included an online web server.
>>There was some hacking group, I challenged them to hack my server,
>>watched them trying, they gave up.
>>These day Linux is getting way too complex, the idiot in rathead made tings worse
>>Many processes I see running I have no clue what they do without looking it up on google.
>>So maybe time for something different.
>>But then again, no problem with security in all these years.
>>Of course I know CIA and who not is reading everything I wrote, the brain damage if causes them is my defense weapon LOL.
>>But really microsoft windows was dead after win 3.1 when they integrated the GUI with the basic OS to keep DRDOS out
>>so now they move to Linux too.
>>rathead and microsore doing a takeover is a possibility.
>>Maybe some Linux versions that are clean will keep existing
>>But bloat has taken over, giggle bytes and tera hertz needed to read a website via fiber
>>content: daily news, israel commits genocide, nobody does anything about it.
>>Same on teefee.
>>What is it all worth?
>>Cannot even buy a return to Mars, in the sixties they did a return to moon.
>>Its all over now. Dinos!!!
>>In the old days you could get a collage degree if you were good at playing with a ball,
>>now you get it for free if your sun lotion did not work.
>>(ducks) well 
>>
>> 
>
>Going back to the substance of your original post, Jan, I'm just
>wondering if this is a trend which will spread world-wide as a natural
>consequence of the recent phenomenon of de-dollarization as countries
>seek to divest themselves of dollar assets in the wake of the
>financial sanctions imposed on Russia. We should keep a wary eye open
>for further examples of this going forward as it could ultimately have
>serious consquences for world peace.

I was just reading this:
 Americans skipping meals to cope with rising costs – poll:
  https://www.rt.com/news/595530-poll-americans-struggle-rising-housing-costs/

Cannot believe the rental prices in the US!
For sure inflation at its worst.

So, back to the wigwam
?