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• @thegeorgepu George Pu on x

  France just announced it's moving government computers from Windows to Linux. Same day the developer behind WireGuard - a VPN that protects millions of connections - finally got his Microsoft signing account unlocked. He'd been locked out for days. No explanation. No support.

• @mattparlmer @mattparlmer on x

  My god. This is it. The year of the Linux desktop.

• @bdsams Brad Sams on x

  Somone's software license renewals are coming up and wants to negotiate...

• @linchpinfunnels James Curran on x

  https://techcrunch.com/... Wait till they find out that the Linux foundation is based in the US. .

• @tutaprivacy Tuta on x

  Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows and switch to Linux for government desktops. 🥳 🇫🇷 Not only that, but they have also moved 80, 000 National Health Insurance Fund Employees to open source alternatives replacing U.S owned Big Tech platforms like [image]

• @pernotleplay Emmanuel Pernot-Leplay on x

  🚨🇫🇷🇪🇺 This is big: the French government and agencies are officially getting out of Windows & non-EU tech. Each ministry has to present their exit plan before Autumn: collaboration tools, antivirus, AI, databases.. It's starting with the Digital Ministry dropping Windows for [ima…

• @nixcraft @nixcraft on x

  Excellent news. France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/ ... Bye bye spyware and AI batshit crazy Windows 11.

• @andrewlevesque Andrew Levesque on bluesky

  techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/f...  France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows.  The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on US technology....

• @zackwhittaker.com Zack Whittaker on bluesky

  New: France said it plans to move its government computers currently running Windows to the open-source software Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. tech.  Comes at a time of growing instability and unpredictability on the part of the Trump administration and weaponizati…

• @geoffroy.nova-box.com Geoffroy Vincens on bluesky

  Dear fellow French citizens, here's a small piece of good news, for a change: plans for switching from Microsoft to Linux for all desktop computers in all public/government agencies are moving forward.

• r/libreoffice r on reddit

  France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech, “regain control of our digital destiny”

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  France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

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  France is moving government PCs to Linux: The end of the ‘Microsoft Monopoly’ in public sectors or just another failed attempt?

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  Linux Challenge: Government Edition - France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

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  France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

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  France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

• r/2westerneurope4u r on reddit

  How much Pierre cooked here?

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  France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

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  Year of the (governmental) Linux desktop

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  France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

• @slowbikeiain Iain Roberts on bluesky

  There are pros and cons to switching to desktop Linux.  It gives more control to the French government and stops them being held to ransom.  The Linux desktop has a mature software ecosystem, but change is always hard.  (1/3) linuxiac.com/france-launc...

• @michelnivard Michel Nivard on bluesky

  I am very on board with this, obviously, but having each department come up with their own implementation strategy will mean 17 different Linux distro's... but fun and terrifying at the same time? linuxiac.com/france-launc...

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