SJM16h ago
Tuta

Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows & 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 Microsoft Teams & Zoom.

It’s amazing to see the country take action, push for real digital sovereignty, & opt for open source solutions! 👏

More here: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

Apr 10 at 1:47pmWeb
Show threadDr Neenah Estrella-Luna17h ago
@Tutanota What is the alternative to Zoom that they are using?
Show threadEthan BVSG17h ago
@starluna The public services have their own video call platform called "Visio" :) I've used it a few times at school and it works great
Show threadDr Neenah Estrella-Luna12h ago
@ethanbvg Thank you for the explanation. I saw the reference to that and I was confused for a minute because Visio is also a Microsoft product that makes flow charts and things like that.
Show threadthem#tic15h ago
@starluna @Tutanota You have to see it for yourself (Matrix).
Show threadGraham Perrin10h ago

@starluna @Tutanota

Croissants.

Show threadjack4h ago
@starluna @Tutanota my guess would probably be jitsi
Show threadαxel simon ↙︎↙︎↙︎49m ago
@starluna @Tutanota it's called Visio
https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/produits/visio
Visio - LaSuite

Visio est la solution de visioconférence souveraine de l’État, pour échanger en toute confiance : fiable, sécurisée, ouverte et hébergée en France.

Show threadStupeflo17h ago
@Tutanota
15 years after when we should have. Better late than never I guess.
Show threadPapaFatHead16h ago
@Tutanota That is very good step. Also they need to promote eu-based software preferably.
Show threadO.Voão13h ago

@PapaFatHead @Tutanota

Yeah, I wonder what office suite they will use. 🤔

Show threadSamuel Mumm1h ago

@ovoao @PapaFatHead @Tutanota

You can find "The Suite" on Github: https://github.com/suitenumerique

La Suite numérique

La Suite numérique is a set of open-source applications for digital collaboration and teamwork. It offers modern solutions for the digital workplace. - La Suite numérique

GitHub
Show thread✧༺𝙰 𝚁 𝚈 𝙴 𝙻༻✧16h ago
@Tutanota we love good news
Show threadVerena Rupp15h ago
@Tutanota ... but companies can't switch because of
🌟 reasons 🌟
-.-
Show threadpr06lefs15h ago
@Tutanota Way to go France. Next do phones.
Show threadtecHunt9h ago
@pr06lefs @Tutanota The fact you need an up-to-date, un-rooted, safetynet enabled Android or iPhone for most banking apps is one of my biggest gripes.
We can have administrative privileges everywhere, just not our phones?
What a cruel joke
Show threadCaptain Jack Sparrow15h ago

@Tutanota

#microslop

Show threadEl Duvelle15h ago

@Tutanota

"France has announced its plan to ditch Windows & switch to Linux for government desktops."

actually, no... they've announced that one of the government agencies / group will be moving to Linux.. not the entire government!

Wizard's first rule: people will believe something because they want to believe it's true...

the entire French government moving to Linux sounds very nice but that doesn't mean it's true! I'd recommend waiting until we have an accurate source that actually says this before getting all excited about it

(see my other post in a related convo:
https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle/116376937367335279)

El Duvelle (@[email protected])

@[email protected] As great as this sounds, I think this transition is just for this specific group "direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM)" and not for the entire government.. Your source says >"la DINUM annonce sa sortie de Windows au profit de postes sous système d'exploitation Linux.". which means "The DINUM announces its exit from Windows towards workstations using Linux" It doesn't say that *all* governmental agencies will do this transition.. (unfortunately, and hopefully this will come later)

neurospace.live
Show threadWylieCoyoteUK 15h ago
@elduvelle @Tutanota
At least it is a step in the right direction.
FOSS alternatives to MS are much better than they used to be, in fact, the commercial stuff seems to be getting worse, more and more SAAS, reliant on cloud based solutions.
Show threadEl Duvelle15h ago
@wyliecoyoteuk yes, of course, still - we should stop propagating information that might be wrong without a reliable source to go with it!
Show threadSamuel Mumm1h ago

@elduvelle @wyliecoyoteuk

Every Minister in the french government has to work on a migration plan. This plans must be ready until the end of 2026. (https://winfuture.de/news,158029.html)

And they work on "La Suite numérique". Open source, in collaboration with the Netherlands and Germany. (https://github.com/suitenumerique)

2,5 Mio. Beamte steigen um: Frankreich forciert Open-Source-Wechsel

Frankreich macht Ernst bei der digitalen Souveränität und verabschiedet sich von amerikanischer Software. Ein neuer Fahrplan sieht zudem den schrittweisen Wechsel von Windows zu Linux vor. Andere Länder in Europa gehen einen ähnlichen Weg.

WinFuture.de
Show threadkaika19759h ago
@elduvelle @Tutanota
Few weeks ago I read in paper that some big cities as Toulouse had rejected windows in their administration. Little by little it’s on move but it requires a lot of change and it can’t be done very fast
Show threadSynthyx14h ago

@Tutanota

This is good, I like this. They aren't actually like fully switching but this is a step in the right direction.

The statement the French Government made about GrapheneOS still pisses me off though, we cannot excuse that and we need to remind them.

Show threadThe_Universality14h ago
@Tutanota Hopefully it won't introduce too may hiccups to make people not familiar with open-source be dissapointed.
Show threadRamnarayan Kalyanaraman14h ago

@aditya_07

Welcome 🙂 , and you are in good company

Show threadgeolr14h ago
@Tutanota
Brave , wondering what the learnings from the city of Munich were (many years back)
Show threadSamuel Mumm1h ago

@geolr @Tutanota

It works in Schleswig-Holstein in the north of Germany.

Show threadlabrador14h ago
@Tutanota ага, только теперь всё будет более дырявым и уязвимым. Молодцы!
Show threadKrischambers13h ago
@Tutanota is it finally the year of the Linux desktop?
Show threadGordon J Holtslander13h ago

@Tutanota @carrieberry Meanwhile Canada continues to support Microsoft with almost a B$illion

https://www.canada.ca/en/shared-services/corporate/about-us/transparency/publications/enables-modern-accessible-service.html

Government of Canada enables a more modern and accessible Public Service - Canada.ca

Show threadgroovezilla13h ago

@vanlug France leads the way!

Au revoir US big tech.

Show threadCritical Angle11h ago
@Tutanota i love this, viva la france!
Show threadPerryM ✅11h ago
@Tutanota I've always had respect for France's superior cuisine and now intelligence!
Show threadxs4me211h ago

@Tutanota

It is the only option for independence and safety and integrity of our data.

The whole EU needs to follow.

Show threadCorse_Pia10h ago

@Tutanota
I agree with @elduvelle

it's a very small part of what should be done.
Far from that, I wait to see which budget will be given for those tasks (and It's quite difficult In France right now on this purpose)

there is ONE important move that could be done to explain that France is wishing to leave GAFAM

President Macron could stop communicating on X ( but he doesn't and will not)😡

last things : should we talk about France dependencies when it comes to cloud ??

Show threadRupert Reynolds10h ago
@Tutanota Vive la France ! :-)
Show threadPhillip Plays10h ago
@Tutanota that's very big!
Show threaddiana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱10h ago

@Tutanota

Considering that Microsoft products are astonishingly bad, it is about time. Maybe a few decades too late, but this is the second best time.

Show threadParth Parikh9h ago
@Tutanota the biggest problem is with chat and video apps - theres no better alternative thanbig corps
Show threadTuhin9h ago

@Tutanota we need to start doing the same here in the UK, specially for the NHS where a good amount of money is spent on software licensing.

#UK #nhs

Show threadDonCC9h ago
@Tutanota
formidable!!!
Show threadStepphy2028h ago
Hi, how are you doing today?.
Show threadSusan Potter6h ago
@Tutanota finally one government in Europe is getting serious about the Big Tech threat. More please.
Show threadMatt Maurer5h ago
@Tutanota this is amazing news. Sucks for us developers over here but please, keep putting the wrench to big tech!
Show threadJose J. Fernández1h ago
@Tutanota I wish the switch lasts, as I don't think it'd be the first time a move away from Windows happens in certain public administration, to later be reverted and Windows adopted again.
Show threadMikelius45m ago
@Tutanota
Just to say it, I think we should be pushing to leave all big tech in general, not just U.S. big tech, as it's labeled all the time. The threat of greed and data is a global problem.