Question! Why should local governments use taxpayers’ money to buy proprietary, closed software from a single vendor? And what happens to citizens' data? A solution is to move to free and open source software like #Linux and #LibreOffice – which is exactly what Schleswig-Holstein is doing: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #privacy
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…
@catavz A long, long time ago – a lot has changed since then. And many would argue that it didn't succeed for political reasons, rather than technical: itsfoss.com/munich-linux-failu…
@catavz This is the sole reason people don't use more open-source software, people are hesitant to adopt new technologies (which makes sense if you've built your skill-set on those technologies but I ultimately believe that's flawed thinking) and the lack of wide-spread adoption essentially isolates those who do make that change.
To #Linux or to #GNU? Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. There are not many other OSes with a Linux kernel. GNU, Android and Musl distributions are the most common if not the only ones. The rest are derivations of them. For example µClibc is a GNU implementation.
Not that I would defend M$, but the cost of the operating system and the software is a fraction of the cost of the machines it runs and and the personnel that use it.
Retraining thousands of employees to use Open source products might be more expensive than the cost of the operating system & software.
Then there's the problem that almost always there will be essential software that only runs on MS desktops.
Is it known what are planning to deploy? One of the supported enterprise versions mentioned at libreoffice.org/download/libre… or the standard releases commonly found in Linux distros?
Microsoft’s Windows 11 will help support a struggling PC market as customers prepare for another refresh cycle – but the termination of Windows 10 support could prevent hundreds of millions of devices from getting second lives, leaving many liable to…
Note2Self: time to give #LibreOffice another try. I did try it 3x in the past but it did not work for me in terms of features (e.g. collaboration), usability, UX, interoperability.
Munich tried this switch to LibreOffice and returned because of some 'sweet' MS deal a few years later. However, things have changed. I am a LibreOffice user (through Star Office/Open Office) since 1999.
I appreciate the project and taking on MS but it does feel like stepping back in time 15 years when using Libre Office, especially with the lack of real time collaboration functions. There's a nice Arstechnica article about a demo from... 2012 that showcases this.
@heind Hi! You can already get these features in LibreOffice by sourcing it from the wider ecosystem: libreoffice.org/download/libre… – But we understand that some people want it in the app directly from The Document Foundation. We (TDF) have very limited resources and focus on the desktop app, but we have some ideas for collaborative features coming up...
"Why" would be if they've done the sums and decided it's cheaper (or, less simply, better value for money) for the taxpayer. Different authorities will do the sums different ways at different times and get different answers.
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The article is over one year old. How has everything evolved?
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in reply to LibreOffice • • •That is great to hear! Please brace for the political backlash and constant and continuous lobbying of proprietary software vendors.
That's what in the end brought down earlier attempts in e.g. Munich (#LiMux) or the German Federal Foreign Office.
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in reply to LibreOffice • • •Not that I would defend M$, but the cost of the operating system and the software is a fraction of the cost of the machines it runs and and the personnel that use it.
Retraining thousands of employees to use Open source products might be more expensive than the cost of the operating system & software.
Then there's the problem that almost always there will be essential software that only runs on MS desktops.
And then there's hardware compatibility issues.
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Comparing Microsoft Word vs. LibreOffice Writer and why you should use LibreOffice :
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The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste :
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