dch  3d ago

The entire French govt is moving off MS, and this will be very very good for open source and European developers in general.

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/

I expect all European countries will follow suit in the coming years.

Microsoft must be terrified and livid with their administration. What will this cost them?

France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026.

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@dch imo this will only be transformative if they take a sizeable portion of the money they otherwise would have spent on licensing and fund development hours instead. i.e. while unit-cost savings will exist, it should not be seen primarily driven on lower costs overall. Otherwise they merely join the list of people submitting demanding bug reports to the one person actually working on a thing.
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Show threaddch  2d ago
@interpipes true! I think this will happen - there are aisles of bureaucrats used to paying license fees, and companies like Suse are well positioned to do a RedHat like model and be that channel. No more Nebraska support!