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Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC
www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/putin-casts-online-vote-using-unlicensed-windows-on-an-american-dell-pc-activate-windows-watermark-visible-in-official-kremlin-clip-uses-foreign-dell-pc-despite-russian-tech-mandate
Replying to @muelltonne@feddit.org
Why dont they use Linux so weird.
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
Russia is so brain drained that they couldn’t even roll their own distro if they wanted to let alone figure out how to at least obfuscate the government malware.
Replying to @drmoose@lemmy.world
Fact check: Russia has at least four domestic Linux distributions (Astra, ALT, ROSA, RED), all of them perfectly functional. They feature editions complying with Russian regulations for enterprise use, and offer simpler options for personal/educational use.
Replying to @Allero@lemmy.today
Yes but that’s not what you want as a dictator.
Replying to @drmoose@lemmy.world
If you’re a dictator of a heavily sanctioned country, you may consider autonomy as one of the priorities. Also, given the current relations, you can make GPL unenforceable and turn Linux into a dictator’s paradise. Take Red Star OS as an example. This is Linux, too!