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France announces a crucial step toward phasing out Windows (www.frandroid.com)
submitted 23 hours ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/63528654

The digital directorate in France will switch from Windows to Linux and the state is embarking on a major project to reduce the “outer European digital dependency”

The subject of digital sovereignty has been imposed in the public debate since the beginning of 2026 in the face of a hypothesis: and if the United States cut off access to some of its technologies in Europe.

In France, the Prime Minister commissioned the Inter-Ministerial Directorate of Digital Affairs (DINUM) to “reduce the state’s extra-European digital dependencies”. It is this body that supervises the computer equipment and the deployment of services to the various government administrations.

The first target is now known: it is Windows.

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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 33 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They mocked Linux for 20 years. It took them 2 Trumps to think it may have been a better idea.

[–] nathan@lemmy.permisuan.com 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

France did?

[–] PushButton@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Pardonnez mon français, but he's talking out of his ass...

The distro France's cops are using..., ALL of them.

First version 2008.

[–] nathan@lemmy.permisuan.com 6 points 15 hours ago

Yeah I always thought France was one of the most foss friendly places