France and Linux: A look at the reality of life in french government offices

The French digital agency (DINUM) recently made headlines with an audacious proclamation: by 2036, over 2,5 million government desktop computers will be migrated to a sovereign, immutable operating system built on the NixOS paradigm. On paper, the project promises €300 million in annual license savings, bulletproof cybersecurity, and total digital sovereignty from US tech giants. […]