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1. input_+1F[view] [source] 2026-02-03 19:18:53
>>AareyB+(OP)
Worth pointing out: France is not adopting existing open source software, they're building their own software and releasing it under the MIT licence. Most of it (or all of it?) is Django backend + React frontend (using a custom-built UI kit).

Home page for the entire suite (in French) with some screenshots: https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/

Code bases are on GitHub and they use English there: https://github.com/suitenumerique/

Dev handbook (in English): https://suitenumerique.gitbook.io/handbook

Not French and I can't say I personally tried deploying any of them, but I've been admiring their efforts from afar for a while now.

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2. WhyNot+EU[view] [source] 2026-02-03 20:27:40
>>input_+1F
> Code bases are on GitHub

Not a very solid way to move away from American big tech :/

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3. bileka+Ge1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 22:10:46
>>WhyNot+EU
The other commenter nailed it down. But I want to add that removing dependance on US companies is not some kind of spiteful act. It's purely down to both privacy and reliability.

Having private companies in the US becoming more involved with politics is fine for the US apperantly, but the EU just don't want to be involved.

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4. nxm+Lf1[view] [source] 2026-02-03 22:16:37
>>bileka+Ge1
As if EU doesn’t involve itself with software, policy and censorship which has its own inherent risks
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5. bileka+do2[view] [source] 2026-02-04 07:07:54
>>nxm+Lf1
The EUs interests focus heavy on regulation, standardisation and privacy. They avoid letting private companies dictate the terms.

Isn't perfect, but it's getting better and it's a work in progress.

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