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WOW! French Gov is going to switch 2.5m computers from Microsoft to Linux.
I'm sure other countries will follow. Less reliance on US, saves money, more secure. That's all french gov workers using Linux 🤯
2026 is the year the worlds shitty IT goes FOSS 💪
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

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Séimí Mac Síomón · 5d

Great, now they can herd and fleece us using Linux, unreal.

I think Germany tried this before. I wonder if they're still on it. 🤔

I used Linux in the 1990s and it was definitely only for nerds (ie me) Came back to it in 2010 and was blown away at how far it had come. Now we have governments going all out.

The Bitcoin Peasant · 5d

It looks like countries are trying to become more sovereign. The same that individuals should do!

GuyFawkes · 5d

I thought Linux was being forced into KYC as well.

Solarized · 5d

lol only migrating 350 workstations... https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-leaves-windows-for-linux-desktop/

Richard de Grenville · 5d

When I lived in Toulouse, there was quite an active free software community, with an annual Capitols du Libre conference, https://capitoledulibre.org/, community organized and no cost to attend.

It's interesting also how communists like Linux. I remember reading that Lula around 20 years ago mandate Linux on govt PCs in Brazil and also in their national bank. The bank was fined millions by Microsoft then switched to Linux.