Hehe, yeah. I have no doubt this is more about providing French officials with an OS that comes with additional security features than promoting a private and secure OS for French citizens!
Etienne On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 23:51, indieterminacy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Etienne, > > On 2026-04-10 19:45, Etienne B. Roesch wrote: > > > Quite a big news. Sorry, I wasn't sure where to post it! > > > > > https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/ > > > > https://code.gouv.fr/fr/bluehats/nixos/ (in French) > > > > https://github.com/cloud-gouv/securix > > > > Etienne > > While I am delighted by the news, I havent yet been able to reconcile > this with France's aggressive state behaviour towards GrapheneOS. Phone > users in France should not be treated as chattels. > > Though I cant comment on the quality of journalism in the below article, > issues regarding encryption and backdoors are of import - let alone with > regards to wider institutional behaviours: > > https://nordictimes.com/tech/grapheneos-exits-france-after-threats-and-smear-campaign/ > > I recall failures (over a decade ago) involving intermediate certificate > authority (CA) linked to the French certificate authority, ANSSI. I > would encourage strong diligence using such an operating system - lest > such human errors surface again. > > In any case, I wish this initiative well and hope it provides insights > and confidence for commensurate European technologies. > > As a minimum, it should counter Microsoft's incumbency - particularly > concerning its ability to be compelled to send local customer data to > the USA Government (as expressed (on oath) with statements to the French > senate): > > https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/microsoft_admits_it_cannot_guarantee/ > > Kind regards, > > > Jonathan >
