Aaron VeghAaronvegh@mastodon.social
Oct 20, 2026, 12:06 AMOMG DO IT DO IT DO IT
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John ClearyjohnOct 20, 2026, 8:17 PM@Aaronvegh @campuscodi Interesting headline framing from the author. A few million is the cost of a small road project. Hardly a factor. Certainly not worth the risk — developing their own OS as a government project is delusional. Having a Canadian Linux distribution - viable. But as a gov project I’d expect it to cost billions. Because any serious gov project in the West seems to cost billions.
- John ClearyjohnOct 20, 2026, 8:23 PM
@Aaronvegh @campuscodi “My study estimates that the gross 10-year savings of switching operating systems would be between $700 million and $1.13 billion.”
No chance. That would be the documentation, training and support cost alone…