JAKARTA – The French government announced that they will abandon Windows, Microsoft’s operating system (OS). Instead, they will switch to the Linux system.
The French Minister for Public Action and Accountability, David Amiel, in an official post on the numerique.gouv.fr website, stated that this OS change was made to break away from America. That way, France can have full control over their digital data and infrastructure.
“We must reduce our dependence on American tools,” Amiel said, quoted on Saturday, April 11. “We can no longer accept that our data, infrastructure, and strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, prices, developments, and risks we cannot control.”
This OS transition will begin gradually through computers located at government digital institutions or DINUM. Although the distribution of Linux to be used has not been determined, this open-source OS was chosen because it is free and can be customized.
This is not the first time the French government has decided to abandon Microsoft products. Previously, the country stopped using Microsoft Teams and switched to a local video conferencing tool called Visio with an encrypted system.
In the future, the government plans to secure national health data. The inu health data platform will be moved to a new, more independent trusted system by the end of 2026.
“The transition is underway: our ministries, operators, and industry partners are now embarking on an unprecedented initiative to map our dependencies and strengthen our digital sovereignty,” Amiel explained.
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