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France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs (www.techradar.com)

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Frances switchted to Linux on 2.5 million PCs

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So lucky. I hate W11 so much but dumb software developers keep me walled in

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago

You could try running your windows-locked programs via Wine, Proton, or a VM-based solution for the worst offenders on a Linux distro (unless your employer requires you to run windows on bare metal, and I give you my condolences).