<![CDATA[Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops.]]>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/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/9162b01e-fc5f-46c8-8b13-f6ddcf8d7217/positive-news-france-has-announced-its-plan-to-ditch-windows-amp-switch-to-linux-for-government-desktops.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 09:11:28 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 13:47:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:31:19 GMT]]>@Tutanota well yes and no, there are still openbar contracts with Microsoft all around, and it's not like they'll switch everything tonight. But I guess on step at a time…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.g3l.org/users/mmu_man/statuses/116388205658569275https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.g3l.org/users/mmu_man/statuses/116388205658569275Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:31:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:57:47 GMT]]>@Tutanota Cool down. Free software is just more sovereignty, not full digital sovereignty.

For full digital sovreignty, you need more things, including end-users verifiable free integrated circuits.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stman/statuses/116388073801434095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/stman/statuses/116388073801434095Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:57:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:48:11 GMT]]>@Tutanota
FUCK YESSS FRANCE!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://equestria.social/users/Shredd_Tone/statuses/116387564161199311https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://equestria.social/users/Shredd_Tone/statuses/116387564161199311Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:48:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:20:29 GMT]]>@Tutanota Finally, even governments are starting to realize that Windows is just spyware disguised as an operating system

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116047815312556250/statuses/116386983422803182https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116047815312556250/statuses/116386983422803182Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:20:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:59:12 GMT]]>@Tutanota Everybody should follow.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.stoev.dev/ap/users/115723199442870131/statuses/116386663819274442https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.stoev.dev/ap/users/115723199442870131/statuses/116386663819274442Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:59:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:21:53 GMT]]>@wolfgang @wyliecoyoteuk

So, to try and stay on topic: @Tutanota claims that the entire French government is "ditching Windows for Linux". This is the part I'm saying is not true.

You mention that

"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)"

-> this doesn't mean that every ministry is planning to ditch Windows, since there is not even a plan yet. It doesn't even say that the plan is about ditching Windows specifically. Or did I miss something?

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

Is that about Linux replacing windows? No - it's about an equivalent to Microsoft office. What do you mean by "they work on " this - is this again the entire government? or is it restricted to the DINUM department?

it would be great if the entire gov. was in the process of replacing Win with Lin. as far as I can see this is not the case at least for now, and it may never happen.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116386517059291682https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116386517059291682Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:21:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:37:22 GMT]]>@jcktmn @Tutanota We have tried jitsi. The challenge with it is that it doesn't have an interpretation function, which is critical to the work that we do here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116386106051413445https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/starluna/statuses/116386106051413445Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:37:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:33:38 GMT]]>@Tutanota wow!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johan_E_M/statuses/116385619544511948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johan_E_M/statuses/116385619544511948Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:33:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:20:02 GMT]]>@mikelius That would be amazing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Tutanota/statuses/116385566069553321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Tutanota/statuses/116385566069553321Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:20:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:19:08 GMT]]>@xs4me2 Agreed! 💪

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Tutanota/statuses/116385562527570336https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Tutanota/statuses/116385562527570336Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:19:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:18:32 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/mikelius/statuses/116384852388479883https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/mikelius/statuses/116384852388479883Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:18:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:14:36 GMT]]>@starluna @Tutanota it's called Visio
https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/produits/visio

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.fr/users/axx/statuses/116384836919841833https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.fr/users/axx/statuses/116384836919841833Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:23:50 GMT]]>@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)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXKC0VBXR7XTW2KPVS5RA84https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXKC0VBXR7XTW2KPVS5RA84Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:23:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:19:33 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/josejfernandez/statuses/116384620468570367https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://todon.eu/users/josejfernandez/statuses/116384620468570367Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:09:12 GMT]]>@ovoao @PapaFatHead @Tutanota

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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXJH7CYGHHPBMFKB96NTFN2https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXJH7CYGHHPBMFKB96NTFN2Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:09:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:08:22 GMT]]>@geolr @Tutanota

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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXJFPXDJN4SFS6WFGWH7RYGhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gotosocial.whammes.dynv6.net/users/wolfgang/statuses/01KNXJFPXDJN4SFS6WFGWH7RYGSat, 11 Apr 2026 06:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:03:06 GMT]]>@starluna @Tutanota my guess would probably be jitsi]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://outerheaven.club/objects/b24c33bf-6ebc-4b8a-8473-0e1803a4afd1https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://outerheaven.club/objects/b24c33bf-6ebc-4b8a-8473-0e1803a4afd1Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:03:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:48:43 GMT]]>@Tutanota finally one government in Europe is getting serious about the Big Tech threat. More please.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SusanPotter/statuses/116383555508796120https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SusanPotter/statuses/116383555508796120Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:48:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:01:45 GMT]]>Hi, how are you doing today?.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116382672783903727/statuses/116383134906472969https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116382672783903727/statuses/116383134906472969Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:01:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:47:01 GMT]]>@Tutanota
formidable!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115511591400031375/statuses/116382841036678431https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115511591400031375/statuses/116382841036678431Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:47:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:32:16 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tecHunt/statuses/116382783024779332https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tecHunt/statuses/116382783024779332Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:19:55 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mukto_manob/statuses/116382734433492292https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mukto_manob/statuses/116382734433492292Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:19:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:15:09 GMT]]>@Tutanota the biggest problem is with chat and video apps - theres no better alternative thanbig corps

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115484053345217027/statuses/116382715733673034https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115484053345217027/statuses/116382715733673034Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:15:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Positive News: France has announced its plan to ditch Windows &amp; switch to Linux for government desktops. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:13:40 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoot.fr/users/kaika1975/statuses/116382709887581414https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastoot.fr/users/kaika1975/statuses/116382709887581414Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:13:40 GMT