France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. In a statement, French minister David Amiel said (translated) that the effort was to 'regain control of our digital destiny' by relying less on U.S. tech companies. Amiel said that the French government can no longer accept that it doesn't have control over its data and digital infrastructure. The French government did not provide a specific timeline for the switchover, or which distributions it was considering. The switchover will begin with computers at the French government's digital agency, DINUM. When reached by TechCrunch, a spokesperson for Microsoft did not comment on the news. This is the latest effort by France to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants and use technology and cloud services originated within its borders, known as digital...
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