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		bigfudge 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digita... EU have access to Windows source code. Presumably if the shit really hit the fan we'd have a European build without all the spy/crapware added? Not much of a consolation given we'd have to be on the brink of WW3 for it to happen...

LostMyWords 18 days ago [–]

I'm out of the loop, how does the EU have access to Windows source code?

theragra 17 days ago | [–]

I think even Russia had it at some point. Microsoft is ready to allow it, if it is needed to convince state structures using Windows.

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