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France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins (linuxiac.com)
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[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 99 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Meanwhile in the UK our government is strengthening ties to palintir. We always have to be the losers of Europe

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

You guys literally wrote the book on Orwellian governments.

[–] Krzd@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Eh, Germany is currently doing the same, so we're both losing

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Afaik France still has contracts with Palantir

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No doubt, but this is a step in the right direction. If it works it proves the value of further breaking away from the US. While we still buy whatever they're selling, and provide support loading their bombs for their wars.

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Giving an erratic actor root access to all yiur systems seems foolish, even for a blood drenched imperial so-and-so.

It is now clear that is what windows is.

[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

UK is US-lite.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nah. That's Canada. They even have their own MAGAts/deep south in Alberta.

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Feck, wish I could argue with you!

[–] sunnytimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

maple maga

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

Which is at least good on pancakes.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Hey at least you aren't getting natural gas from those guys. You know those extra super duper bad guys.

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey. Thats not true. Youre just outside europe.

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The UK is obviously in Europe... They just pushed us out into the sea one night cos we're embarrassing.

[–] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, technically y'all aren't part of Europe anymore...

[–] p4rzivalrp2@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah they are? Just not the eu

[–] unknowablenight@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

Nah, dude, the island floated too far away, now they're a continent