Technology German state moving 30k PCs to Linux and LibreOffice

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Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government. As reported on the homepage of the Minister-President: 'Independent, sustainable, secure: Schleswig-Holstein will be a digital pioneer region and the first German state to introduce a digitally sovereign IT workplace in its state administration. With a cabinet decision to introduce the open-source software LibreOffice as the standard office solution across the board, the government has given the go-ahead for the first step towards complete digital sovereignty in the state, with further steps to follow.'

German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog

Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government. As reported on the...

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[russ0408]

Seems to me they tried this a few years back and it didn't work, they went back to Microsoft. Maybe this time they fixed their errors from last time. If it works for them Microsoft could be in some trouble because I think you'll see a lot more countries moving to Linux it's a hell of a lot cheaper than Microsoft.

 

[SpiderWeb]

RIP to those government employees.

 

[Oldie1950]

The state administration will also drive this project against the wall. I say this from my experiences as a former civil servant in this state.