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France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

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Bye bye spyware and AI batshit crazy Windows 11.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/413556cc-dd1d-4a6c-9eda-63bd5d1f7a78/excellent-news.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 16:32:25 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 10:55:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:05:31 GMT]]>@nixCraft

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partyon.xyz/users/nando161/statuses/116382677801508100https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partyon.xyz/users/nando161/statuses/116382677801508100Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:05:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:22:17 GMT]]>@nixCraft Hopefully this sticks and others follow their lead. An EU state and economy built on FOSS tools would be a sight to see

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/voumig/statuses/116381800009358194https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/voumig/statuses/116381800009358194Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:22:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:24:10 GMT]]>@nixCraft just one Department, not rhe whole french government.
The whole Social Security, despite running linux servers, relies heavily on Office365. Last time they tried moving to LibreOffice they failed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.pizza/users/madcollector/statuses/116381571487228145https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.pizza/users/madcollector/statuses/116381571487228145Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:24:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:53:02 GMT]]>@nixCraft

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vermeer/statuses/116381213150739288https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vermeer/statuses/116381213150739288Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:53:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:09:01 GMT]]>@nixCraft @cstross that final comparison is grossly unfair. To teenagers. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/116377286633117985

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruby.social/users/geeksam/statuses/116381040083277892https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruby.social/users/geeksam/statuses/116381040083277892Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:09:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:41:44 GMT]]>@nixCraft holy shit year of the Government Linux Desktop

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/116380932775450880https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/116380932775450880Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:41:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:40:46 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Back in the 1990s any software developed in-house by NOAA had to be made public domain because the public had paid for it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116380929007143301https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116380929007143301Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:40:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:22:17 GMT]]>@osma @nixCraft Of course…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116380856329443326https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116380856329443326Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:22:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:18:09 GMT]]>@nixCraft
: ho ho, not so fast: let's wait 50 years and see how things develop. re prices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Truucoo/statuses/116380840047836105https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Truucoo/statuses/116380840047836105Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:59 GMT]]>That is what laws are meant for. Believe or not, but all rules based societies do regulate what tax collected money can be used for.
@kkarhan @nixCraft

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116380804039164834https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/osma/statuses/116380804039164834Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:50:18 GMT]]>@nixCraft@mastodon.social But will they require the use of distros that have age-verification enabled?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/akwgwzqyb76100jthttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/akwgwzqyb76100jtFri, 10 Apr 2026 12:50:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:36:20 GMT]]>@nixCraft problem is that (unlike when buying stuff for themselves) have neither leverage nor means to actually do this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116380439704467542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116380439704467542Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:36:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:23:13 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Ah, now I'm seeing something that makes sense of MicroSlop backing off on including AI in their toilet paper and their toilet brush.

Knew that individual user outrage couldn't possibly have been a factor.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/skua/statuses/116380388144545553https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/skua/statuses/116380388144545553Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:23:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:20:12 GMT]]>@nixCraft Arc de Torvalds

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jab01701mid/statuses/116380376250505690https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jab01701mid/statuses/116380376250505690Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:20:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:44:40 GMT]]>@nixCraft Dear , your efforts are praiseworthy. Please ensure your success by sticking with the more stable, mature software. Gamble as few times as possible on shiny new projects. Keep things simple. Not everyone is a geek who can think in the abstract.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/d1/statuses/116380236520860105https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://autistics.life/users/d1/statuses/116380236520860105Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:44:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:38:53 GMT]]>@nixCraft There's an election next year. Not sure this plan will outlive it...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.launay.org/users/asl/statuses/116380213795099816https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.launay.org/users/asl/statuses/116380213795099816Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:38:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:21:57 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Woohoo!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chessert/statuses/116380147201652415https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chessert/statuses/116380147201652415Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:02 GMT]]>@nixCraft OK but how is a FLOSS project going to offer politicians a bribe made entirely of cocaine and underage girls?

Imagine those poor politicians having to pay for their own Michelin star dinners and having no money parachute after leaving office. Bet you feel real silly now huh?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115628289377268919/statuses/116380092513944672https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115628289377268919/statuses/116380092513944672Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:08:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Excellent news. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:04:31 GMT]]>I have said this before and I will say it again, it is time that taxpayers, who are the majority of regular folks in every country, should not pay a single penny to the likes of Microsoft. Taxpayer money should only go to FLOSS. Enough is enough with these big corporations. They have failed to protect user privacy and safety and obsessed with AI like teenagers.

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