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Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened
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this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2026
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It’s time for other countries to create their own operating systems again
Make other countries create other operating systems again
We’ve been doing it for a long time. Linus is from Finland.
Currently, Linux Foundation resides in the US, though.
MOCCOOSA
Bless you
Fish is good to eat
what counts as an "operating system"? is it enough to just create another linux distro? is it enough to just fork the distro and add a new visual design to it?
(Sign) I just want other countries to create good operating systems again
I’m tired boss
Be honest, you just hope that the sheer amount of resources will lead to some country finally finish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd
Yeah, I just want another decent os