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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Please also be prepared for the würst soon.
Let’s hope not. 🤞🙂
Exactly what happened in Bavaria when they did the same thing a few years back.
except that microsoft headquarter moved near munich after they moved back to windows.
Didn’t know that, thanks for the info
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.