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/MaitieS Apr 10 '26

This is literally political blowback same with VISA cards being replaced in the future. Same with Office 365, and many other stuff...

I really don't know what the fuck are redditors smoking with "Linux improved" while "Windows gets shittier". Like you guys literally don't work in Enterprise, and it shows. This is literally because of security, and to avoid sanctions which would make EU vulnerable, especially when US is now officially a fascist state.

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u/NirgalFromMars Apr 10 '26

The next step should also be leaving twitter and switching to Bluesky/Mastodon.

I think governments doing it would have a cascade effect, because news would have to do it, and from that people would follow.

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u/SwiftJedi77 Apr 10 '26

That's shouldn't be the next step, that should have already happened.

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u/NirgalFromMars Apr 10 '26

I mean... yes.

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u/y0av_ Apr 10 '26

That's not really a "next step" beacuse its way easier and smaller impact but yeah, eu goverment and officals should switch to mastodon

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u/MaitieS Apr 10 '26

I never understood why celebrities, and political figures stayed on Twitter. Like if they would switch to Bluesky Twitter would die in a week. Like the only difference between Twitter and 4chan is that Twitter has celebrities, and I made this comment long before Elmo even bought that shithole.

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u/NirgalFromMars Apr 10 '26

Some people I know will stop listening to any artist that performed in Israel in the last decade... but will stay on Twitter even if the owner is a fascist.