France has ordered its 2.5 million civil servants to ditch Microsoft Windows for Linux in a major digital sovereignty move that could reshape public sector IT across Europe. The directive, issued by the Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) on 8 April, requires every government ministry to draw up detailed plans for the transition by this autumn.
It is the latest in a series of steps aimed at reducing reliance on non-European software providers.
