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France’s government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk

2026-04-102026-04-10 Danie
Two laptops side by side on a wooden table, one running Windows 11 and the other running a Linux desktop environment.

“The French government has decided that enough is enough. It has announced that it will shift away from proprietary technologies from outside the European Union and focus more on open-source solutions — and part of […]

BlogFrance, linux, opensource, technology

French government announces move from US based video conferencing to open source Visio

2026-01-272026-01-27 Danie
A virtual meeting display with multiple participants, featuring chat messages and reaction emojis like hearts and laughter.

Visio is based on the open source project La Suite Meet powered by LiveKit. It seems that the government will be opting to use the French hosted version, instead of hosting it in-house themselves. It […]

Blogdigitalsovereignty, France, opensource, technology

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

2025-07-042025-07-04 Danie
A map of France highlighting Lyon, with symbols for love, Linux penguin, and trash can representing Windows, emphasizing a preference for Linux.

“European countries have been growing increasingly wary of relying on Microsoft for critical government and public sector services. Concerns about data privacy, digital sovereignty, and potential governmental surveillance have led many to question the viability […]

BlogFrance, government, opensource, technology

French government recommends against using foreign chat apps and use open source Olvid instead

2023-12-012023-12-02 Danie
French flag flying on a flag pole with blue sky behind it

Well, this is interesting! The move by France in this direction is not new at all as in 2018 they announced they were moving towards using Matrix and Riot to replace WhatsApp and Telegram, and […]

BlogFrance, Olvid, opensource, privacy, technology
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