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ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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A large state corporation in Brazil is currently trialing 800 Linux PCs. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows installs, comparable to the migration happening in Germany.

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A large state corporation in Brazil is currently trialing 800 Linux PCs. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows installs, comparable to the migration happening in Germany.

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    The LiMux project in Germany had some shady stuff going on in the background. Microsoft almost certainly bribed the new conservative government to switch everything back to Windows. There was a great documentary about it from DW that interviewed some whistleblowers, but I can no longer find it. However, Quidsup on Youtube did a good video encapsulating the course of events.

    EDIT: I was able to find the documentary by searching the old title in German, which brought up the original German version, and from there found the English translation!

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      Thank you. DW is such an amazing resource. I really like their podcasts and videos.

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      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

      did a good video encapsulating the course of events

      German version

      found the English translation!

      Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

      I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.

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      Great find, I was aware of that situation but it doesn’t mean what I said wasn’t also happening “in the background”. Everyone was profiting from consulting companies to Microsoft.

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      Those documentaries are great findings (and really really interesting). I would highly suggest posting them to the channel (or I would be happy to if you don’t mind)

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        Please do! But what channel are you referring to?

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