France's DINUM announces a strategic shift away from proprietary extra-EU technologies, particularly US software like Windows. The government plans to replace Windows with Linux across ministries and requires all government bodies to map tech dependencies and plan exits from extra-European systems by fall. The initiative reflects broader digital sovereignty concerns about vendor lock-in and unilateral control.
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France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk
France mandates government-wide migration from Windows to Linux and requires all agencies to exit US/non-EU software by fall 2026—a sovereignty counter to vendor lock-in.
Saturday, April 11, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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