In peaceful times, people cling to broken systems simply because “that’s how it’s always been done”. Comfort is a prison.
This crisis is a great opportunity to screw Microsoft.
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.
Canadians should be agressively lobbying their politicians to embrace Linux and the open source ecosystem. Call your representatives. Write to your city council. Contact your town IT department. Do it now.
I work in government IT in Canada… that shit ain’t happening. I have been laughed out every time I’ve mentioned it for years.
Ottawa IT is a joke. The BMW turn signals of government.
exactly; i lost track of the number of times a government has stated an intention to ditch microsoft only to have them quietly withdraw it later.
More countries should look at the efforts made by the EU and member countries to reduce dependency on big tech.
Big same. I’ve been the cloud guy for years hosting linux servers exclusively. I win awards. Our budget to host our websites is the envy of other departments. The default is still Microsoft first for everything and I fight for every little open source win I can eke out.
And we just signed a new deal with Microsoft - after all this trade war stuff started happening.
Then the deal needs to be changed. Contracts are not above the law 🤷
Market share of linux in canada has been gradually increasing for around 2 decades (download the CSV for a clearer representation of the data). the more popular linux becomes the more likely it is the government will switch to it (more software support, funding etc).
Doesn’t matter if someone higher up is no longer laughing. All the people you heard laugh will be getting direct orders from above them to start pushing changes
You were laughed at? Really? Why?
I’ve witnessed this firsthand. Its because Microsoft has consultants embedded in the government and they have so many of the higher up bureaucrats under their thumb so brainwashed that yes, they laugh at attempts to deMicrosoft. Its ludicrous to them to abandon Microsoft.
Consultants? You mean lobbyists? This sounds like bribery.
It’s so fucked up.
consultants are not the same as lobbyists, one has monetary influence on the politicians the other provides information selectively
Bureaucracy hates change of any kind.
Curious, did you mention this after annexation threats? I could understand before the second Trump term as most countries assumed that the US “checks and balances” wouldn’t allow a president to just lob grenades everywhere including at the US’s own feet.