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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Ban Windows at schools (piefed.world)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by anonymouspl@piefed.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi,
I will be writing petition to my government (Poland) to try to get them to ban Windows at schools. I believe it should be illegal to force children to use systems that are paid and use children’s data for AI and advertising.
Maybe you will do it as well? Let’s end this insane practice.

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[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This and banning Windows is silly... Ban the functions you don't want... That way other OSs are lumped in or the OS can be configured appropriately.

Chromebooks and iPads for kids here just made better (brain rot) consumers that know less about computers than their parents and even grandparents.

I'm all for pushing to Linux or de-shittified systems, but "banning Windows" doesn't suffice and the bigger alternatives have the same problems and/or worse.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

It will at least help getting rid of Windows dominance. It is not just about pushing Linux itself, but creating a market with many operating systems. While not ideal for the school, because its preferable to have Linux as the default, still better than everyone using Windows.