@crazyeddie @kevinrns @Di4na @linuxiac One of the things I think everyone involved in that policy has in mind is last year when the current US administration ordered Microsoft to cut off the email account of a European official working in Europe for an international institution, because it didn't like that institution doing its job:
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
That was all over French news when it happened, and for good reason. I think it radicalized a lot of Europeans on this subject, showing that the use of perfectly ordinary tools could be turned into a weapon if they're run by a US company.
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@crazyeddie @kevinrns @Di4na @linuxiac Yeah. It's not mostly about costs, though: the catchphrase is "digital sovereignty", meaning not being subject to foreign control.
Down at the end, a minister is quoted saying: "We must decouple ourselves from American tools and take back control of our digital destiny. … We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, and our strategic decisions depend on solutions of which we don't control the rules, nor the rates, nor the evolution, nor the risks."
So although it's possible (even likely) that cost savings help the medicine go down, those aren't the main objective.
Down at the end, a minister is quoted saying: "We must decouple ourselves from American tools and take back control of our digital destiny. … We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, and our strategic decisions depend on solutions of which we don't control the rules, nor the rates, nor the evolution, nor the risks."
So although it's possible (even likely) that cost savings help the medicine go down, those aren't the main objective.
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@kevinrns @Di4na @linuxiac Unfortunately that's not what the original source says (which they helpfully link to):
https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/
The move off Windows to Linux is specifically for the DINUM itself. The mandate for all ministries is much looser: a plan for "reduction of extra-European dependencies".
That can mean a lot of things. The DINUM Linux migration is one of three examples they give; the other two are about various SaaS services.
https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/
The move off Windows to Linux is specifically for the DINUM itself. The mandate for all ministries is much looser: a plan for "reduction of extra-European dependencies".
That can mean a lot of things. The DINUM Linux migration is one of three examples they give; the other two are about various SaaS services.
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@mattblaze@federate.social A real friend would have said "dude, that's scummy and also stupid, what are you thinking, drop it".
So if he does have real friends, he probably knew they'd say that and didn't ask them. He knew what he was doing was scummy, so asked his most slimeball buddy instead.
So if he does have real friends, he probably knew they'd say that and didn't ask them. He knew what he was doing was scummy, so asked his most slimeball buddy instead.
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