According to a recent report, the Defence Ministry of India has decided to replace Windows with an in-house developed Linux distro called 'Maya' on all computers that are connected to the Internet. While details are very slim on this distro, we know that it is based on Ubuntu and has been developed locally within a...

Based on Ubuntu. Interface and functionality like Windows, users will not feel much difference. BRICS countries committed to their own Linux distributions. South Africa has been the exception.

    • sep@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Reverse engeneering blackbox drivers without vendor support is insanly time and resource consuming. And would instantly remove any economic sense in their project.

      • derpgon@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I was obviously joking. I know it’s pain because I’ve tried getting my unsupported fingerprint reader working to no avail.