• makeitwonderful@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 days ago

    This would risk excluding people who work for or contract with government organizations from using the OS. Public education, higher education, banks, hospitals, telecom, lawyers and researchers are all likely to choose a different OS as soon as they perceive the one they use as being in a legal grey area. If an OS loses the participation of these organizations, they lose the opportunities for funding and developer contributions that were coming from them as well.