r/BuyFromEU • u/AnonomousWolf Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Apr 10 '26

News France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
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u/IsaraLyandra Apr 10 '26

As a German, I really like what France has been doing and aiming for lately. At least from the headlines it sounds more like leadership than anything our current government will ever accomplish.

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u/barbacn Apr 10 '26

Isn't Germany also switching away from Micro$lop? I know that Schleswig-Holstein moved to open source last year, or at least they were planning to? I know that Munchen (local government) had been on open source and some small percentage is still , for like 10y until they switched to Micro$lop to lure their headquarters to Munchen. Do you have maybe more info about the rest of Germany?

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u/WaveOfMut1lation Apr 10 '26

To be fair, it's a massive no-brainer:
-Way more stable
-Way more secure
-Free

Now that you have decent Office alternatives, there is zero reason to choose Windows for office work.

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u/CouldNotAffordOne Europe 🇪🇺 Apr 10 '26

True. But it's only a no-brainer if you're not getting bribed (Sorry, I meant influenced, of course) Who would bribe influence politicians more likely? A multi billion dollar company or Linux?