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I wonder what this entails. Is an operating system critical? I would think so.


The OpenBSD project is based in Calgary, btw.


I am hopeful that the US doesn’t attempt to force its sanctions enforcement upon “allies” as it has in other instances.


But both Windows and Mac OS are developed largely in the US.

Could Trump unintentionally bring about the year of the Linux desktop?


Isn't Linux widely adopted in China already?


From what I understand, only on the server level (just like the West). Desktops are still largely Windows or Mac.


> Could Trump unintentionally bring about the year of the Linux desktop?

Linus lives in the US.


it makes more sense when you get to see the actual title:

"Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’"




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