A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions - Lemmy.World
A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions - Lemmy.World
>Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions. >Concerns over data security are also front and center in the Minister-President’s ...
Let's see how this will pan out, Munich did something similar, but between conservative opposition, lobbying efforts by Microsoft and people complaining about compatibility issues and changes in workflow, it ended up being reversed. That was a while ago, though, and Linux on desktop only got better since then.
EDIT: Yeah, they mention that in the article, seems it really is going at it from a different angle this time.
According to Investigate Europe, it had nothing to do with opposition or compatibility issues. Was a backroom deal between the mayor and Microsoft to kill the initiative in exchange for their German HQ being moved to Munich.
Edit: Just double-checked, looks like Munich was considering migrating to Linux again, but critics believe this may just be a negotiating tactic to extract more concessions from Microsoft.
With people after a certain age working in administrative bodies you can be sure of one thing. Someone will whine and complain either "we never did it this way" or "we always did it this way".
I've noticed this a lot working for the federal government. Some people just can't be bothered to keep up with the times. They just piss and moan about any changes, even if it's beneficial and more efficient.
This makes me want to learn German
If you know English, you know a good bit of German. The sentence structure gets a bit weird (monolingual American here, but I'm trying). Pick up Duolingo and get at it.
And don't stop or the owl will kill you.
I mean, halt nicht an oder sonst bringt dich die Eule an.