France proposes breaking dependence on American big tech by adopting Linux - Kotaku In Action 2

France proposes breaking dependence on American big tech by adopting Linux (www.windowscentral.com)

posted 71 days ago by theaustrianpainter 71 days ago by theaustrianpainter +39 / -0

Why is the French government ditching Microsoft's Windows and moving to Linux? It's all about America.

France is adopting Linux-based operating systems to reduce reliance on U.S. tech giants.

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– dagthegnome 7 points 71 days ago +7 / -0

There are a dozen Linux distros that have openly declared their intention to simply not comply with the "think of the children" digital-ID push, which France enacted before almost anybody else. To make Linux their default OS would open the door for any Frenchman with a basic level of knowledge to circumvent that requirement.

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