Author: Jacqui Caren-home Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] This weeks microMart
Stephen Davies wrote: > Has an interesting article asking the question
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> Should the UK have its own Linux Distro.
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> Not a bad read but then the go and mention the dreaded word 'Government'. > Given the history of UK Plc has with it projects, my take would be
Nah - I can see parts of .gov.uk insisting on trapdoors/hooks to be included
probably as binary 'drivers' - which has been suggested is a feature of a
certain COTS O/S we know and love...
Or they use this as an excuse to mandate use of DRM (another way to install trapdoors)
- i.e. it becomes illegal to use "open" linux. And FWICR this has been suggested (leaked)
before.
