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    Frankreich führt staatlichen Linux-Desktop-Plan ein, während der Windows-Ausstieg beginnt

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    2. Any-Original-6113 on

      I hope the other EU countries follow this example. 
      Though I do expect that someone in Washington will once again start saying nasty things about the EU and about Macron personally- just as he did recently.

    3. RedikhetDev on

      France seems to be the frontrunner to get detached from US monopolies. Kudos.

    4. Happy_Feet333 on

      I need to follow this. If they pull it off, that’s probably the Linux fork I will want, as it’ll be the most like a traditional „old-school“ Windows desktop as it can be.

      And that’s what I want for my next computer, not Windows 12.

    6. ImplementExpress3949 on

      Good idea. The USA has become too much of a security risk to unnecessarily use their software. Office should also be removed.

    7. Samstr-P on

      I’m just pouring one out for the poor French IT support guys who are going to have to explain to 55 years old bureaucrats why their heavily macroscripted Excel sheets from 2006 don’t work anymore

    8. Too-Much-Plastic on

      Not a bad idea, it’d also be nice to see a proper state-backed Linux distro and potentially an EU-standard distro.

      Some European countries have companies within them producing distros but a proper state procurement drive and potentially even funding for a standardised one would be a massive boon to stable computing within the EU and even beyond, as a Brit it’d make it easier to decide what one to standardise on for me.

      (Also yes UK government, this is a hint that you *should* have been hyping Canonical up in trade talks like the US does MS and also maybe using it as the UK reference distro)

    9. TailleventCH on

      If it goes through, I see a nice potential secondary effect: lots of people will get exposed to Linux and might consider to also use it privately.

    10. Beyllionaire on

      Put your money where your mouth at.

      I hate Macron and his government but at least he’s not just virtue signaling about cutting the cord with America. It’ll take time for sure but every step counts.

    11. EdikTheFurry on

      I would love to be a fly on the wall of a communal office where Jean-Pierre is forced to work with Linux after 30 years Windows…

      Pretty sure I would learn a bunch of new phrases I didn’t learn at school 🤣

    12. majmuncinatz on

      Rare W for France, i hope entire Europe follows in their step, in every platfrom

    14. redunculuspanda on

      I think they will need to get this into education to really see wider adoption.

      Windows users (including IT teams) are very reluctant to give up what they know.

    15. Kunstbanause on

      I recently went Linux, de-googled and self hosted. It wasn’t easy, but now its all in my control. No war crimes involved, no genocide to my name. I feel free 🇪🇺🕊️☮️

    16. FatefulDonkey on

      Why didn’t the EU as a whole collaborate on a new Linux Desktop? Less cost, better quality

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