Jim KillockI really want to hear more about France's plans to migrate government to #Linux as part of their #DigitalSovereignty strategy.
https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
This seems to be the crucial bit: "Regarding the evolution of the workstation, DINUM announces the exit of Windows in favour of #Linux operating system desktops."
Which is mind blowing, although the French Gendarmarie have been using Linux on 10,000 desktops since 2008.
See: https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GendBuntu
Simon ZerafaThis will be interesting for everyone at all levels from SOHO business up to other Governments.
Any word on which Linux distribution they will use? 🙂
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@Gina/116379170038576801
@simonzerafa See this below, not yet, basically
Thanks! 🙂
I suspect it will be a custom distro based on some base with commercial support options?
@simonzerafa Further discussion here https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1sifb7t/france_plans_to_replace_windows_with_a_hardened/ and https://github.com/cloud-gouv/securix - but the PR seems to say European OS's rather than any single distro across government
Ólafur Jens Sigurðsson@jim https://floss.social/@jgbarah/116385673960344772 has a link to an interesting post on reddit.
Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona (@[email protected])
A nuanced description of the #Linux+based system to be used by the French administration. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/UdXAbQUBgv Based on NixOS, focus on reproducibility, usability and security. Also, a collection of cloud-based applications #FreeSoftware for the French public administrations
GnosticStreetSweeper@jim Really excited about the domino effect this could have. Hoping we see more EU states do the same.