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Subject: The joyful message - Was: Apocalypse
From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net>
To: ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:13:28 +0100
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Actually, you shouldn't respond to spam, but in this case, instead of
predicting the apocalypse, I want to spread the joyful message.

After the International Criminal Court was punished by the tech giants
loyal to Trump, both the International Criminal Court and many cities in
the EU are now switching from Microsoft to open source.=20

I myself switched from an Atari with 80286 hardware emulator to a Linux
PC 23 years ago. However, as I am an artist, I also use Apple. This
year, I actually wanted to buy a Mac Pro, but I changed my mind and am
now considering alternatives to Apple's =E2=82=AC20,000+ solution. Pure ope=
n
source is not an alternative for art, animation, and a sound studio, but
I will probably stick with a combination of iPad Pro and Linux/FreeBSD.

If the US were to disable an iPad Pro overnight, it would be less
painful than if this were to happen to a =E2=82=AC20,000+ system.

My hope is that more software developers will also offer Linux versions.
There is already a slight trend in this direction, for example, the
music software Pianoteq, which is the best product in its field, is also
available for Linux. In fact, I bought the software for my iPad Pro, but
at the same time I also purchased a version for my Linux PC.

There are still idiots in the EU. In the Ruhr region, where I live,
welfare organizations and similar social institutions are currently
switching to Microsoft. These are precisely the organizations that Trump
considers his enemies and which Musk believes turned his daughter
transgender. It is precisely these organizations that will very quickly
realize in a very bitter and harsh way that they have to get away from
Microsoft again. In the end, this will also contribute to open source.

In summary, it can be said that Trump is destabilizing the US tech
giants and promoting the international shift to open source, although he
is not doing this entirely on his own; a certain Xi is also ensuring
that more and more people are turning away from certain products and
services.