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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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[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which given the budgets that most schools have for equipment, software and staff is currently entirely reasonable.

It's probably doable if a country pushed to create a defacto well documented distribution that's paired with a MDM and online office suite. Basically replicate a locked down Chromebook environment, a lot of edu resources are online these days so most activity is through the browser.

EU Office appears to be the start down that road.

[–] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, hell, Fedora SOAS is a thing.

[–] mrnngglry@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

The good old OLPC interface.