US EditionFrench State Ditches US Tech over Data-Grab Fears
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2.5 million government computers are to be upgraded. Instead of Microsoft, one wants to work with the free software Linux in the future. This makes France the first European country to fully implement digital sovereignty.
The French government announced it will begin replacing Microsoft Windows on some of its official computers with Linux, a bold move aimed at reducing technological dependence on the United States and advancing toward greater digital sovereignty. The plan involves progressively migrating state computer systems to open-source solutions. Linux, being free and adaptable, allows for the development of customized versions tailored to the specific need…
The French government eyes alternatives to Windows
The French government has decided to reduce its dependence on US technology companies in light of the growing divide between the US and the EU. The Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM), an agency responsible for digitalization issues, has announced that it will soon replace Windows with a Linux-based operating system. Previously, the French government had chosen to replace Zoom and Microsoft Teams videoconferencing apps with Visio, …
Under the leadership of the Interministerial Directorate of Digital (Dinum), the French state will gradually abandon Windows to switch to open source on its workstations. A small-scale test of the Linux free operating system has already begun in Bercy, according to information from West France. "We must desensitize from American tools [...] The post La Dinum abandons Windows for Linux appeared first on ChannelNews.
The DINUM (Interministerial Directorate of Digital) has just announced a shocking and unexpected decision, leaving Windows in favor of Linux on its workstations. This turn first concerns 250 agents. Yet it rings the end of an incomprehensible financial scandal that has lasted for decades. For too long the state has paid tens of millions of euros each year in Microsoft licenses. These recurring bills increased the public budget without bringing s…
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