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.

  • whoareu@lemmy.caEnglish
    61·
    11 months ago

    Why don’t they just use vanilla Ubuntu instead of making their own flavor?

    • comradeRichardEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I was a hardcore Ubuntu user but I’m all in on Linux mint now. At one point I had lots of time to dedicate to getting my and other’s system working with their hardware through updates. Mint has for the most part been perfect.