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France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk

by pabs3 on 4/11/2026, 8:25:14 AM

https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux/

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by: selfsigned

Really proud as a French, I think the government has had some success with moving to something matrix based for the public sector too. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tchap.numerique.gouv.fr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tchap.numerique.gouv.fr</a><p>I just hope we end up having more wins at the EU-level, instead of massive fails like GAIA-X...

4/11/2026, 12:10:48 PM


by: e-dant

Microsoft is a strategic risk for the US, too

4/11/2026, 12:38:53 PM


by: BLKNSLVR

Dupe: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=47719486">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=47719486</a>

4/11/2026, 8:58:50 AM


by: clickety_clack

Even the US government should be considering this.

4/11/2026, 12:59:47 PM


by: peter-m80

should be done at EU level and make it mandatory for all members

4/11/2026, 12:23:20 PM


by: gsky

Finally Europe grew a spine

4/11/2026, 11:30:36 AM


by: redoh

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4/11/2026, 12:50:05 PM


by: drstewart

Is this the daily thread on this topic?<p>Astroturfing around this is getting suspicious.

4/11/2026, 12:07:02 PM


by: casey2

But Linux is US tech? Isn&#x27;t the main guy American?

4/11/2026, 10:43:31 AM


by: ArtTimeInvestor

It is a step into the right direction.<p>Over time, more and more work is going to be done by AI though. At some point, it will be unthinkably slow and expensive to let humans work on anything.<p>To do *that* locally, you need GPUs and LLMs.<p>How will Europe solve these two?

4/11/2026, 10:30:32 AM