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 […]
I do, see related comments elsewhere in this post.
Also, just to be completely clear: I’m not doubting the feasibility of migrating government desktops to Linux, I’m doubting wether a German governmental institution will manage to pull it off this time.
Then you should also know that it didn’t simply end there
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-is-shifting-back-from-microsoft-to-open-source-again/
I do, see related comments elsewhere in this post.
Also, just to be completely clear: I’m not doubting the feasibility of migrating government desktops to Linux, I’m doubting wether a German governmental institution will manage to pull it off this time.
I’m still rooting for it to happen, though.