I read that Linux usage is much higher in India (I think ~13% vs 5% in the US, though the statistics are probably outdated). I am totally ignorant when it comes to India, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm wondering if the rise of Linux users has something to do with the government trying to limit access to Github.

[–] Kleptomaniacal@lemdro.id 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indian here.

Most government organisations in India have shifted to using linux (primarily ubuntu) because they didn't want to pay hefty license fees to microsoft and to buy new PCs, since almost all of their computers either ran Windows 7 or XP.

[–] txtsd@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could you provide sources for this? I still see government computers running old windows.

[–] Kleptomaniacal@lemdro.id 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://www.opensourceforu.com/2011/11/indian-supreme-court-opts-for-ubuntu-10-04/

Indian Courts have been using Ubuntu for over a decade.

https://news.itsfoss.com/indian-govt-linux-windows/

The Indian armed forces are evaluating the shift to an Ubuntu-based distro that is developed locally this august.

[–] txtsd@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

I know that the first one hasn't held up. I know a few people in the high court circles who have no idea what Linux is and exclusively use AND are asked to use windows specific software.

The second link looks promising. Thanks for sharing!

[–] ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

To use Linux at the military just makes sense. I used to write software for a military contractor and the SW was only deployed on hardened RedHat. I thought to myself that this is a rare case of the military being smarter than the private sector :D

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