Comment by McDyver
1 day ago
I see a "top-down" approach, actually.
Government and public services change to (ideally) open source, and "impose"/"require" downstream compatibility.
This would create the incentive and make change easier
1 day ago
I see a "top-down" approach, actually.
Government and public services change to (ideally) open source, and "impose"/"require" downstream compatibility.
This would create the incentive and make change easier
Yeah "all bids for government contracts must" is a really powerful sword.
It pushes money into the market, creates skills and business and, crucially can look beyond quarterly profits (for better or worse).
Yes! We must mandate that all loyal citizens have to use Arch Linux and Vim. Severe punishment and long prison terms for any other distro or text editor.