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[–] dwazou@jlai.lu 112 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

To be clear. This is a government agency endorsing the software as safe and effective. So bureaucrats and employees can't be reprimanded 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.

[–] Krukenberg@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] addie@feddit.uk 11 points 2 months ago

Once you start Vim, you don't even need to activate the lock screen when you leave your desk. Ain't no-one going to be using that machine for anything nefarious any more.

[–] mke@programming.dev 8 points 2 months ago

It's still nice! A bit of recognition, legitimacy, and although it's not funding, it might be a small step towards it. I see many great works, that stand tall on their own. More eyes will only make them shine even brighter.

Thanks, Fr*nce.

[–] kolorafa@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

😍 they know the good stuff

[–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Nobody should ever use the internet without uBlock Origin.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Friends don’t let friends surf unprotected.

[–] Minizarbi@jlai.lu 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But also, I'd like we should be able to use internet without having to use uBlock Origin...

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[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The full list: https://code.gouv.fr/sill/list

Hold on. That page does not list VLC or KeePass. Is there more info about this other than the list? Or is the info in the title of this post incorrect?

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I see now. The page does not list VLC or KeePass, but those two both do come up if you put them into the search box. The software listed on the page is a very long list, but it is apparently on the 'most popular' stuff - not the entire list. (Although it is strange to see a heap of niche stuff, and stuff I've never heard of on the 'most popular' list while VLC doesn't make the cut.)

I'm not sure this list is a very strong endorsement by the French Government. It seems to just be listing free software options, and then asking other people to sign up to say which ones they use.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Probably due to it being a media player vs a list of productivity apps?
I feel like most would forget about VLC until they notice the traffic cone is missing.

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[–] gap_betweenus@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (6 children)

An open source package that would replace adobe would be a game changer.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] u_u@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I would sacrifice my first unborn kid for this.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would also sacrifice your first unborn kid for this.

[–] u_u@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Truly the spirit of FOSS

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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Redis is also on the list, but not Valkey. Gitea is on the list, but not Forgejo. Still nice to see governments endorsing the open-source-ish software they know and FOSS principles, though!

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 13 points 2 months ago

I imagine the list will be dynamic. Those projects might be on a list somewhere, just haven't been vetted yet by their standards. Start with the source projects, then dive through the forks.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago (14 children)

To be fair, I know redis and gitea (barely, gitlab is way more popular) and not the other two. Enterprise support and name recognition are quite important for government usage.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

That's kind of quote cool for a government to do IMO.

[–] asymmetric@slrpnk.net 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do they also fund these projects?

[–] Mouette@jlai.lu 26 points 2 months ago

They are not only no funding but largely not using it in practice and letting most public institution spent billions in Microsoft Office 365 contract

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

Probably a lot like the actual users of (F)OSS: Not really :p

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The "english" setting does nothing.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago (1 children)

just the way the French like it

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 10 points 2 months ago

If they really want to boil our piss, put "English (American)" as the only option. Or or, a little American flag next to "English". Oo, I'm engaging myself right now.

[–] Kuma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

It changes the UI text of the website, such as filters, titles, and sorting options, but not the descriptions.

I can't decide which is worse, a functioning language switch that never included English for the descriptions (which is the only text I actually need translated) or a broken language switch. The way it switches languages is also quite odd, as if it's asking, 'Are you sure?'"

[–] twen@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

The SILL About page translated explains the list :

https://code.gouv.fr/sill/readme

Why this catalog?

The socle interministériel de logiciels libres (SILL) is the reference catalog of open-source software recommended by the French government for use throughout the administration.

This catalog helps administrations find their way around the open-source software they are encouraged to use, in line with Article 16 of the French Law for a Digital Republic

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

The first thing any government should do is move away from ms office.

The 2nd thing they should do is fund and contribute to a distro and begin the transition from windows.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Hopefully the French will also endorse Fedora, Red Hat, and Valve's SteamOS. Microsoft is a huge security issue, since it isn't clear whether MS would bend to DOGE's whims. The NLRB and other aspects of the US government had DOGE set up accounts, which were accessed within 15 minutes by Russia.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Why RedHat? I thought it's a bad version of Linux and generally disliked (similar to Broadcom and ESXi).
Why not prefer something based on Debian. As it's being regarded as very stable I don't feel like it would interfere with the employees daily job as they don't need a cutting edge distro like arch.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So, I love Debian, and it's an excellent distro.

But personally something like suse makes more sense, it's more user friendly and is so German it's painful.

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[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

on another note.. Microsoft export their software and OS to almost every one of our users' pc while US doesn't buy any of our OS. Using Trump logic of fairness, we need to tariff US, to balance the trade deficit.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Why Steam OS? It does what it sets out to do, and probably makes Valve a ton of money.

Donations should go to projects that need it. Valve seems to be doing fine.

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[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Well, that's just about as good news as can be in the current tech climate, in particular considering programs like VLC and KeePass are getting this visibility.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

DuckDuckGo as a web browser?

[–] craig9@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

On android at least, yes there is a duck duck go browser.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Once upon a time, there was Glimpse project—which for me was a nice enhancement to vanilla GIMP. They sadly kicked the bucket but damn not a day goes by where I don't miss them...

[–] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

Better name too

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

EU governments are probably the only path to mainstream adoption for desktop Linux. If they all did it and invested in the features they needed, it could provide a valid option for mainstream office use.

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