Firefox, VLC, Gimp, KeePass, LibreOffice among open source software endorsed by French Government
Firefox, VLC, Gimp, KeePass, LibreOffice among open source software endorsed by French Government
Le socle interministériel de logiciels libres a encore grossi. Désormais, il y a plus de 500 références dans le catalogue des programmes informatiques que l'État conseille à ses administrations. Un travail de longue haleine, commencé au début de la décennie passée. 473 logiciels libres référencés en...
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To be clear. This is a government agency endorsing the software as safe and effective. So bureaucrats and employees can’t be reprimanded if they use them.
This isn’t the French Prime Minister announcing the country will cancel Microsoft Office subscriptions and build a fund to support FOSS projects. GIMP has nowhere near the ressources they actually need.
No, it's not. They may not cancel M$ contract but one step at a time, one hand may challenge the other to sign it again. Yes, it's called administration.
Nevertheless, for once, let's recognise something is moving in the good direction. This country is rotted by sarcasm, nihilism, and unrealistic theorical positions. Just try to smile when there's something good.
Yeah for that you have to look to Germany, which has largely embraced Matrix, and certain states, such as Schleswig-Holstein, have embraced Linux and LibreOffice:
https://element.io/matrix-in-germany
https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-ditches-microsoft-for-linux-and-libreoffice/
Wasn't France the one that started switching to Matrix and funded a bunch of improvements?
It's great that Germany is doing the same, I just remember Matrix talking about money from France and helping the French government deploy Matrix for government use back in the day. A lot of the E2E encryption improvements were attributed to their collaboration with France at the time
Yes and the French administration has access to a modified version of Matrix called Tchap.
It’s a good start nonetheless, and I’m happy to see them take this step in the right direction.