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[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 16 points 5 months ago

US government does not have a public fund or tax to pay for the development of a government sanctioned Unix/GNU operating system by a US company. Once that happens, then this issue goes away.

[-] mansfield@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

redhat is just sitting right there.... waiting,

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

Well, it was. It's not the reliable, stable OS it was only a few years ago. It has really pushed the envelope for stupid since its first foray into Dumb for EL6.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah. This irks me even more because the US Gov:

A. Has laws that could have prevented IBM from buying RedHat.

B. Knows it relies on RedHat for securing critical systems.

C. Didn't do shit about the purchase.

Ideally, each government would look out for the public's interest, in these things. But in this case, it failed to even look out for it's own interests (which would have aligned, in this case).

[-] Veraxus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

US Government: “Anti-trust? Pfft, keep that ~~bribery~~ lobbying train coming and we will absolutely trust you.”

The Public: That’s not what “trust” means… oh…

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

"We stopped applying antitrust laws because they were hurting trust in corporations"

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

You are assuming the various departments talk. It is kind of a love hate relationship.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Not the greatest company to work with

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