The first line in that file reads
SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Ryan Lahfa ryan.lahfa.ext@numerique.gouv.fr
which matches the name of a prominent Lix contributor. EDIT: actually the top contributor in the securix repo: Contributors to cloud-gouv/securix · GitHub
Hi there, yes, I’m one of the original authors of these software stacks.
I have to say: it seems strange to post an announcement of something that you are not really involved in, it should probably have been posted in Links section referring directly to a source rather than copy-pasting things esp. without proper understanding. This can be misleading.
Also, I’m really sad because the body seems some slop AI and while it’s very much enthusiast and I appreciate that, I think this is not helping anyone to understand navigating this news.
If you are curious about things we do, I recommend you can contact me directly or the project leads at DINUM.
Not really involved ? I would say that in open source we are all involved, at least a little, and that is part of what makes it beautiful. Look, I am not from France, and I am quite happy about this move !
And actually, I had been expecting someone to post about it, but since no one did, I went ahead and did it myself. I will happily admit that I was genuinely enthusiastic about the news.
That said, the point about being careful when summarising a topic one is not directly involved in is fair. The summary was based on the links referenced under the post, not on random copy-pasting, or anything else. Still, I am happy to correct or improve the post if something is inaccurate or misleading.
I moved this to links, because I agree it is wrong to put it in the announcements section. The links section says “only links and comments”, so I’d recommend removing the summary
I have been seeing online about France choosing GendBuntu as the OS.
Got confused as in which OS is actually being used, GendBuntu or Securix or Beauratix?
GendBuntu is the OS used by the National Gendarmerie.