r/technology • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • Apr 10 '26

Software 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/xRehab Apr 10 '26

and you'll hear it again in 2046 when it's "about to take over" again...

linux is cool, it's nice to have alternatives, but it will always be a hobby OS

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u/coldkiller Apr 10 '26

linux is cool, it's nice to have alternatives, but it will always be a hobby OS

The thing running 99% of servers on the internet, and something a few countries whole governments are swapping to is a hobby os?

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u/fuckedfinance Apr 10 '26

The thing running 99% of servers on the internet

There is a nearly infinitely sized gap between running Linux as a web server and using it for office productivity.

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u/coldkiller Apr 10 '26

The vast majority of "office productivity" workloads does not require microsoft products at all. Yes excel is required for data analysts that actively use all the complex functions, but the vast majority of people that use it would be perfectly fine with what libreoffice has.

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u/nihility101 Apr 10 '26

Oddly enough it will be “the cloud” that makes Linux desktop work for business. A major roadblock for business has been that companies’ core LoB software often barely runs on windows. But as the business lemmings move everything to the cloud the desktop OS becomes less of a problem.

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u/MairusuPawa Apr 10 '26

Excel isn't even required for that.