India blocks GitHub, after lobbying done by copyright trolls
Site Blocking Fallout Keeps GitHub Unusable for Some Indians * TorrentFreak
Who cares if nobody can work, the important is that those illegal streams are blocked
I read that Linux usage is much higher in India (I think ~13% vs 5% in the US, though the statistics are probably outdated). I am totally ignorant when it comes to India, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm wondering if the rise of Linux users has something to do with the government trying to limit access to Github.
Indian here.
Most government organisations in India have shifted to using linux (primarily ubuntu) because they didn't want to pay hefty license fees to microsoft and to buy new PCs, since almost all of their computers either ran Windows 7 or XP.
Could you provide sources for this? I still see government computers running old windows.
https://www.opensourceforu.com/2011/11/indian-supreme-court-opts-for-ubuntu-10-04/
Indian Courts have been using Ubuntu for over a decade.
https://news.itsfoss.com/indian-govt-linux-windows/
The Indian armed forces are evaluating the shift to an Ubuntu-based distro that is developed locally this august.
I know that the first one hasn't held up. I know a few people in the high court circles who have no idea what Linux is and exclusively use AND are asked to use windows specific software.
The second link looks promising. Thanks for sharing!
To use Linux at the military just makes sense. I used to write software for a military contractor and the SW was only deployed on hardened RedHat. I thought to myself that this is a rare case of the military being smarter than the private sector :D
The other way round. Government is pro Ubuntu/Linux.
No it doesn't.