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[–] dwazou@jlai.lu 104 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (11 children)

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

[–] chaosCruiser 11 points 3 months ago

It’s a good start nonetheless, and I’m happy to see them take this step in the right direction.

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