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Re: France to ditch Windows for Linux

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On 2026-05-02, chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

Not that I oppose this in any way, but the articles is more than a bit 
misleading. 

The headline:

    France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
    
From the article:

    France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it 
    plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows 
    to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance 
    on U.S. technology.

"Some" at the present time amounts to 250 computers, according to this 
article:

     France’s shift from US technology starts with 250 "DINUM" machines and NixOS
     
     Sécurix builds on a NixOS configuration layer designed to meet the 
     requirements of ANSSI.

     In France, a planned shift from Windows to Linux is, for now, far more 
     limited than initially suggested. The central Interministerial Digital 
     Directorate (DINUM) is not planning to migrate millions of desktops 
     (yet!), but is instead targeting a much narrower goal: equipping around 
     250 of its own staff with Linux-based machines by the end of the year. 
     A constrained scope, but openly acknowledged.

     The project follows a gradual approach. It was first tested on around 
     forty workstations used by system administrators (sysadmins), before 
     being extended to roughly thirty additional users with more diverse 
     profiles. This phased rollout lies at the core of the strategy. Rather 
     than replacing an existing environment in one move, the aim is to 
     validate real-world usage, identify friction points, and expand 
     incrementally.

     On the ground the main constraint is not technical, but operational. 
     The coexistence of Windows and Linux environments creates friction 
     points.

     “What’s difficult is when half of users are on a closed system and the 
     other half on an open one,” DINUM explains in a briefing this April 
     attended by The Stack. Compatibility at the level of day-to-day use — 
     rather than tools themselves — becomes the central issue. ...
     
     https://www.thestack.technology/frances-shift-from-us-technology-starts-with-250-dinum-machines-and-nixos/

Too many times these articles' headlines don't match the reality of the 
situation. It gets a little old. Now, whenever I see an "incredible" 
headline (in the old sense of the word, i.e., "not credible"), I always 
check the source. It's become really bad now with AI crap everywhere.

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France to ditch Windows for Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-05-02 12:32 -0500
  Re: France to ditch Windows for Linux pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-05-02 19:47 +0000
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