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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

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  1. hashar · · focus · HN ↗
    France government has announced NixOS based systems some months ago:

    - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;securix" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;securix a hardened&#x2F;secured os

    - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;bureautix-example" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;bureautix-example an example to use securix to build an office deployment (with some packages <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;bureautix-example&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;common&#x2F;tools.nix" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cloud-gouv&#x2F;bureautix-example&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;co... )

    1. Lucasoato · · focus · HN ↗
      I’m looking with so much admiration what France has been building in this space, especially the latest gendarmerie transition into open source OS from windows.

      The problem though is that there’s always a strong push by French companies and organizations to reject English at any cost, despite the fact that is the most popular language in Europe.

      Yes, I get that this is a way to preserve the French language and they have all the rights to do that (in the end, they’re the ones putting the effort in these initiatives) but imagine how faster these ideas could be shared and diffuse in Europe if French understood this. If all the countries in Europe just keep pushing their nationalist ideology instead of truly believing into a united and solid Europe Union, we won’t go any where.

      1. RaitoBezarius · · focus · HN ↗
        Hi (Sécurix developer), we wrote our documentation in English and in French: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cloud-gouv.github.io&#x2F;securix" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cloud-gouv.github.io&#x2F;securix.

        Maintaining both languages is hard but we will do our best.

        1. Lucasoato · · focus · HN ↗
          Thanks for the amazing work, let’s keep pushing for independent EU-based technology!
        2. LeBit · · focus · HN ↗
          J’imagine que c’est de plus en plus facile de le faire avec l’aide de l’IA!
        3. pxc · · focus · HN ↗
          That&#x27;s quite a generous decision. Thanks a lot for doing your work in public and in multiple languages.
        4. Fnoord · · focus · HN ↗
          Thank you for your service! I hope you can cooperate also with other countries, I am specifically thinking of Canada here, given they&#x27;re dual-language English-French. I&#x27;m convinced NixOS is the right way forward.
        5. evanjrowley · · focus · HN ↗
          Securix is a great step forward in many ways, including for France, the EU, NixOS, and cyber security. Thank you!
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