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 mai 2024, 529 en
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.
Neglecting little victories, little baby steps, is a way to demoralise everybody. Rome wasn’t built in a day. But they didn’t wait to have the plan ready either.
It is so French to be against things when they are not final nor perfect. “One idiot standing is better than 10 intellectuals sitting”. Abortion would never have been added to the constitution is it wouldn’t have been first a more little law before.
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:
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
I don’t think France tried to break E2E yet? Some political groups repeatedly submit law projects through the democratic process, but as long as it doesn’t pass I think the best we can say is that France is against.
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.
That’s so true and do agree on that ! But just beeing happy with breadcrums is something we experience like forever?
It’s way to slow and people are way to much brainfucked by big tech/GAFAMs and other shit…
So yeah, put your happy face mask on but don’t rejoice until we actually win somthing…
Neglecting little victories, little baby steps, is a way to demoralise everybody. Rome wasn’t built in a day. But they didn’t wait to have the plan ready either.
It is so French to be against things when they are not final nor perfect. “One idiot standing is better than 10 intellectuals sitting”. Abortion would never have been added to the constitution is it wouldn’t have been first a more little law before.
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?
https://web.archive.org/web/20180426180007/https://matrix.org/blog/2018/04/26/matrix-and-riot-confirmed-as-the-basis-for-frances-secure-instant-messenger-app/
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.
France is such a bizare country… They enforce E2E encryption and at the same time try to break E2E encryption?
:/
I don’t think France tried to break E2E yet? Some political groups repeatedly submit law projects through the democratic process, but as long as it doesn’t pass I think the best we can say is that France is against.
Ya.
It’s a good start nonetheless, and I’m happy to see them take this step in the right direction.