The definition of too big to fail
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JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yea but the us military depends on them continuing to support xp just for them soooooo, why should they pay? They could literally cripple the world
MagneticFusion@lemm.ee 1 year ago
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
At this point, the military should just switch to Linux!
clanginator@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Problem is, there’s a lot of really specialized, critical software, that is provided by vendors and throws an absolute fit with any change you could maybe run Windows in a VM, but it may not work with the specialized hardware and networking gear being used, and now you’re spending a bunch of extra time and money setting up a vm if windows inside Linux, which means you also have to train everyone on how to use the VM, adds another management/security issue, and adds another point of failure.
If they ever switch (the entire govt should, it would be so awesome to see the govt resources put into Linux development instead of M$ pockets) it’d have to be a very gradual process, and windows would still be around decades from now for legacy systems. (If the US hasn’t imploded in civil war or the planet melted by then 🫠)
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I mean, the Military literally has the guns. Microsoft will support them or it will be nationalized and then support them.
Not exactly a position Microsoft has much actual leverage in.
clanginator@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Would love to see the military force MS to contribute to WINE development until all govt apps work on Linux.
uis@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well, they can put Linux requirement to goverment contracts right now.