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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

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  1. sneak · · focus · HN ↗
    I’m really curious to see what the answer for MDM and Group Policy is on Linux. The SSO part is mostly figured out, but the reason places use Windows is often manageability.

    Is there anyone doing MDM or policy enforcement on Linux other than Google Workspace + chromebooks?

    1. yearolinuxdsktp · · focus · HN ↗
      Osquery <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;codeberg.org&#x2F;DAWO&#x2F;DAWO-Core&#x2F;issues&#x2F;92" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;codeberg.org&#x2F;DAWO&#x2F;DAWO-Core&#x2F;issues&#x2F;92 via <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sextantfleet.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sextantfleet.org&#x2F; looks to be what they are using (run by main contributor)… all “policy” is via NixOS… how tenable that will be we will see, but the landing page is heavy on compliance with audits
      1. angulardragon03 · · focus · HN ↗
        FleetDM (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;fleetdm&#x2F;fleet" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;fleetdm&#x2F;fleet) is also mentioned.
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