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LinuxIf France goes through with this I retract the sillier half of shit I have said about france.
Every euro country or agency that has done or announced this has simply used it to extract concessions from Microsoft and either stayed with or switched back to windows.
There are cases of but also on going programs.
I thought this program was still going no? https://www.raconteur.net/technology/schleswig-holstein-open-source
Afaik it is, but it only started in 2024…
Right, but I would imagine now there's going to be more pressure to become less dependent on US tech with the US becoming openly hostile to Europe.
Doubtful. Us hostility to Europe is overwhelmingly in rhetoric rather than deed and on the off chance that tech independence is a European ambition (to the extent that a European identity, let alone European governing body survives prolonged American hostile deeds) the smart play is to use an open software test case to figure out what your requirements are then get a contractor like Microsoft to fulfill them even if that means making a spinoff company.
Even if the idea of some kind of libre Europe wasn’t idealistic utopian thinking, its actual existence would be just another elephant on the open source dance floor to be avoided, not a powerful ally to be celebrated.
Do you know what they call operative systems in France? A Royal with Linux
What do they call a Debian?
Debian's a Debian, but they call it Le Debian.
The press release also requires each ministry, including public operators, to develop a plan by autumn 2026 addressing desktop systems, collaboration tools, antivirus software, AI, databases, virtualization, and network equipment.
VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR
VIVRE LIBRE AU PAIER TRIBUTE!
Wexit? Windexit?
Windone.
Windon't
Doug Dimmadone?
Can’t wait for Schleswig-Holstein and France to fight distro proxy wars.
They should develop inter-incompatible file formats
I wonder if Dassault will release a Solidworks for Linux now?
