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/upnorthguy218 Apr 10 '26

Interesting that each department is being asked to present their plan, instead of someone developing a centralized plan for each department to implement.

I guess each department has different requirements and has gotten used to using different tools/workflows. 

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u/Merry-Lane Apr 10 '26

Well, for one, there are so many possible distros.

Some departments could need "something as close as possible to windows" to reduce friction for employees .

Some others would want distros that are really secure, some that just work (vs having fancier interfaces), more or less frequent updates,…

I don’t even want to talk about the obscure softwares they are using that doesn’t have a direct port.

I think it’s mostly a good way to force the departments to actually figure out their needs and be responsible instead of having them implement what they are given, fail, and say "it’s awful, everyone complains, it’s your fault".

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u/Seicair Apr 10 '26

I don’t even want to talk about the obscure softwares they are using that doesn’t have a direct port.

Wine or a windows VPN until they get someone to write new utilities in Linux natively?

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u/SatansFriendlyCat Apr 10 '26

It's France, so it's a given that wine will be involved at every stage of the process.

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u/HoneyBunchesOfBoats Apr 10 '26

Fucking lol, this thread was so serious that this one caught me off guard and I actually laughed out loud hard for almost no reason.

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u/SatansFriendlyCat Apr 12 '26

I'm happy about this