German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
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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 […]
  • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
    732·
    9 months ago

    This is great news, but it is always worth remembering the ebb and flow of these things. It happens because an individual cared. Eventually, that individual won’t be in the decision-making process, and the office will likely come back. At least it usually goes thst way.

    • Suzune@ani.socialEnglish
      50·
      9 months ago

      This part of Germany has supported open source software for a long time now. So this didn’t come unexpected or without a decade long preparation.

      The most important part is not the product here. Unfortunately, the people who work with the software decide. It’s also a huge effort to educate all the people to use LibreOffice.

      The nice thing is that MS Office moves entirely to the cloud and SaaS. Schleswig Holstein are the only one who will be prepared for the worst soon.

    • WallEx@feddit.deEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Exactly what happened in Bavaria when they did the same thing a few years back.

    • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      No matter what, this is crucial for the adaptation of Linux, because someone will actually use it and get used to the system.

      That may also spark the interest in software development for the platform, which could make Linux support more platforms.

  • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    381·
    9 months ago

    I predict that 2025 will be the year of 5% Linux representation

  • Paola@lemmy.mlBEnglish
    9·
    9 months ago

    I dream that this will happen in other european countries as well. I am not that optimistic to dream that it will happen in Italy too

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
    113·
    9 months ago

    Didn’t they do this like 20 years ago, and return to Microsoft?

    Going to be an interesting case study. I wish them the best, but I’m not holding my breath.

  • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    This is amazing for open source!

    I’m all for governments saving money, and hopefully this will spread.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    I assume that’s how they fixed the “open in browser or in teams” default settings for text documents and presentations.