The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is making waves with its ambitious plan to ditch Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Windows in favor of Open Source alternatives. This bold move has significant implications for digital sovereignty, public procurement, and the future of the European digital ecosystem. The EuroStack Project unpacks the plan and its broader implications.
  • Floopquist@lemmy.orgEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Munich tried it - called it project LiMux. It was stopped in 2017.

    Maybe this time it will go better, although the reasons for switching back to Microsoft clients were fragmentation, no compatibility with other software and bad interdepartmental communication.

    • Which I bet hasn’t changed at all in Germany.
    • jlow (he/him)@beehaw.org
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      4 days ago

      They said in an interview that they’re obviously looking at tge reasons why Munich didn’t succeed in the end and what they can do to avoid them.