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France’s digital directorate dumping Windows desktops, adopting Linux instead

France's DINUM is replacing Windows with Linux and building a homegrown videoconferencing platform to reduce reliance on American tech vendors as part of a broader European digital sovereignty push.

Monday, April 13, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline

France's Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) announced it will replace Windows desktops with Linux as part of a digital sovereignty initiative. The move is paired with development of "Visio," a homegrown videoconferencing platform to replace Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. The announcement reflects growing European government concern about technology dependency on American vendors.

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