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German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice (blog.documentfoundation.org)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 7 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Please also be prepared for the würst soon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Let's hope not. 🤞🙂

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

except that microsoft headquarter moved near munich after they moved back to windows.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Didn't know that, thanks for the info

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 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.