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nixCraft 🐧Excellent news.
France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins
Bye bye spyware and AI batshit crazy Windows 11.
I have said this before and I will say it again, it is time that taxpayers, who are the majority of regular folks in every country, should not pay a single penny to the likes of Microsoft. Taxpayer money should only go to FLOSS. Enough is enough with these big corporations. They have failed to protect user privacy and safety and obsessed with AI like teenagers.
Paul Brzeski@nixCraft OK but how is a FLOSS project going to offer politicians a bribe made entirely of cocaine and underage girls?
Imagine those poor politicians having to pay for their own Michelin star dinners and having no money parachute after leaving office. Bet you feel real silly now huh?
PhosphenesBack in the 1990s any software developed in-house by NOAA had to be made public domain because the public had paid for it.
Sam Livingston-Gray@nixCraft @cstross that final comparison is grossly unfair. To teenagers. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116377286633117985
Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])
"The percentage of respondents ages 14 to 29 who said they felt hopeful about A.I. declined sharply since last year, down to 18 percent from 27. Young adults’ excitement about artificial intelligence dropped, too, and nearly a third of respondents indicated that the technology made them feel angry." That's rough. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/style/gen-z-ai-gallup-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.wN1w.cqoDFMOIp-qT&smid=url-share #news #technology #TechNews #AI #LLMs
Moritz
Arnaud Launay@nixCraft There's an election next year. Not sure this plan will outlive it...
Owl Eyes@nixCraft Dear #France, your efforts are praiseworthy. Please ensure your success by sticking with the more stable, mature #OpenSource software. Gamble as few times as possible on shiny new projects. Keep things simple. Not everyone is a geek who can think in the abstract.
John Breen@nixCraft Arc de Torvalds
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ferricoxide@nixCraft But will they require the use of distros that have age-verification enabled?
Rixt Lothein@nixCraft
#dutchcourage: ho ho, not so fast: let's wait 50 years and see how things develop. #Jettengouvernment re #gasoline prices.
#dutchcourage: ho ho, not so fast: let's wait 50 years and see how things develop. #Jettengouvernment re #gasoline prices.
Luna Lactea@nixCraft holy shit year of the Government Linux Desktop
Madcollector@nixCraft just one Department, not rhe whole french government.
The whole Social Security, despite running linux servers, relies heavily on Office365. Last time they tried moving to LibreOffice they failed.
The whole Social Security, despite running linux servers, relies heavily on Office365. Last time they tried moving to LibreOffice they failed.
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🏳️⚧️ Chloé: ADhdSL 512Kb/s@nixCraft
Wait a little bit.
You went to fast.
Government should define / plan how they can move to Linux for fall 2026.
After that, each part of the government can say: "It was fun, but we will not go further".
And nothing will happen.
(The beauty of French politics)
Paul Poulain@jenesuispersonne @nixCraft I have many friends and colleagues all around the world. Believe me, every country think they are the worst in terms of politics and administration...
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