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Re: French government to move to Linux

https://github.com/suitenumerique/

I had to hunt a bit to find the repo. Bit surprised that they are using GitHub

Richard Leir
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-------- Original Message --------
On Thursday, 05/07/26 at 09:53 Lucas Fryzek via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Not sure overall the open office compatibility but their "word" version ([https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/en/produits/docs)](https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/en/produits/docs) mentions that it uses open formats and supports export to PDF/Word/ODT in the FAQ (its in French). From that I assume the doc format they use internally is something else and they just export to ODT.
>
> It seems that they are trying to make an open source version of gdocs/office365 more than Microsoft office. The screen shots of their document tool, and spreadsheet tool give me that impression. I believe it needs to be hosted, that is there isn't a standalone desktop application.
>
> BR,
> Lucas
>
> On Wed, 2026-05-06 at 21:39 -0400, Rob Echlin via linux wrote:
>
>> Is their suite able to read and write Open Office formats?
>>
>> It would be interesting to have our govt cooperate with either theirs or open office.
>>
>> Alice
>>
>> Apr. 10, 2026 12:39:54 Lucas Fryzek via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org>:
>>
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> Not sure if you guys saw the news (link in french)][1]
>>>
>>> But the french government is trying to move all government departments
>>> from windows to linux with 80k employees from the national health
>>> insurance fund already moved over. They set a deadline for fall of this
>>> year for each department to have a migration plan.
>>>
>>> Really interesting stuff, especially with the "LaSuite numerique" they
>>> been developing to replace office365 and google docs. [2]
>>>
>>> Would love to seen something similar happen in Canada. That way more of
>>> our tax dollars could support open source software and ideally
>>> Canadians working on that open source software instead of sending out
>>> money to big tech in the US.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Lucas
>>>
>>> - [1]
>>> https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/
>>> - [2] https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/