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Gotta give them props for all the English. I know that can't have been easy. Now they just need to change the name so it's not so obviously French, and invite

Gotta give them props for all the English. I know that can't have been easy. Now they just need to change the name so it's not so obviously French, and invite collaboration from the other large EU countries. I wonder how many Dutch or German will think of "La Suite Numerique" as an EU-wide office suite.

input_sh 9mo ago
That website is specifically to explain it to French audiences. German version is here, but unlike France they're mostly boosting already-existing German open source software (like Nextcloud and Open Xchange): https://opencode.de/en/home https://opencode.de/en/home I don't know how the Netherlands really fits into all of this, but I know they're one of the biggest funders of open source projects in general via NLnet. Seriously, their list of projects they've given money to is ridiculously comprehensive, you're going to struggle naming some that are not listed here: https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html
- econ 9mo ago
  je maintiendrai!
- Vinnl 9mo ago
  FWIW, NLNet is distributing EU funds, not Dutch funds. That said, the Dutch government is collaborating with La Suite (fr) and OpenDesk (de): https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/ https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/
latexr 9mo ago
> Gotta give them props for all the English. I know that can't have been easy. Why not? Plenty of French people speak English at a native level.
- phito 9mo ago
  As a francophone, I can tell you that the vast majority doesn't.
  - eloisant 9mo ago
    Among software developers, the vast majority does.
    - phito 9mo ago
      definitely not at a native level...
      - latexr 9mo ago
        Why are you nitpicking this? Are all French people incompetent laggards at speaking English? No, definitely not. There’s nothing about being French which makes you incapable of typing English text and maybe even *gasp* using a spell and grammar checker. The GitHub org shows seven people, is it so hard to believe they’re not absolute dolts at English? Why are you hell bent on insulting yourself? https://github.com/orgs/suitenumerique/people https://github.com/orgs/suitenumerique/people
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ta20240528 9mo ago
"Now they just need to change the name so it's not so obviously French" Where I live names that aren't so obviously American have an advantage.
- NLMichel 9mo ago
  Is the German version of La Suite: OpenDesk? Because to me (Dutch) I like the OpenDesk name better.
michelb 9mo ago
The Dutch are also working on this: https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/ https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/
- brnt 9mo ago
  Which uses LaSuite.
OJFord 9mo ago
The Dutch would probably use it no problem without even noticing it was French, same way they would if it were German, or English.

input_sh 9mo ago

That website is specifically to explain it to French audiences. German version is here, but unlike France they're mostly boosting already-existing German open source software (like Nextcloud and Open Xchange): https://opencode.de/en/home https://opencode.de/en/home I don't know how the Netherlands really fits into all of this, but I know they're one of the biggest funders of open source projects in general via NLnet. Seriously, their list of projects they've given money to is ridiculously comprehensive, you're going to struggle naming some that are not listed here: https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html

econ 9mo ago
je maintiendrai!
Vinnl 9mo ago
FWIW, NLNet is distributing EU funds, not Dutch funds. That said, the Dutch government is collaborating with La Suite (fr) and OpenDesk (de): https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/ https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/

latexr 9mo ago

> Gotta give them props for all the English. I know that can't have been easy. Why not? Plenty of French people speak English at a native level.

phito 9mo ago
As a francophone, I can tell you that the vast majority doesn't.
- eloisant 9mo ago
  Among software developers, the vast majority does.
  - phito 9mo ago
    definitely not at a native level...
    - latexr 9mo ago
      Why are you nitpicking this? Are all French people incompetent laggards at speaking English? No, definitely not. There’s nothing about being French which makes you incapable of typing English text and maybe even *gasp* using a spell and grammar checker. The GitHub org shows seven people, is it so hard to believe they’re not absolute dolts at English? Why are you hell bent on insulting yourself? https://github.com/orgs/suitenumerique/people https://github.com/orgs/suitenumerique/people

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ta20240528 9mo ago

"Now they just need to change the name so it's not so obviously French" Where I live names that aren't so obviously American have an advantage.

NLMichel 9mo ago
Is the German version of La Suite: OpenDesk? Because to me (Dutch) I like the OpenDesk name better.

michelb 9mo ago

The Dutch are also working on this: https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/ https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/

brnt 9mo ago
Which uses LaSuite.

OJFord 9mo ago

The Dutch would probably use it no problem without even noticing it was French, same way they would if it were German, or English.