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New Open Source Strategy for German State of Saxony (joinup.ec.europa.eu)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've seen Germany states jump into open source software strategies to later "regret" them and revert back to their previous state, many times... I hope this time they do it in a more thoughtful way, to avoid giving excuses to closed-source software lobbyists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"regret" aka getting bribed by Microsoft. Or alternatively the personel being unwilling to adapt to changes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Although plausible, and part of it, it's not just that. The second part is much more important (people unwilling to adapt), but one should think about why.

How sudden & drastic was the change?
How well trained were people?
How much support did they get when something went wrong?

That's the kind of stuff where companies & public administrations usually suck, "change management".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

In Munich at least the "not invented here" syndrome also played a significant role, with them rolling their own Linux distribution and then not keeping it up to date, thus causing frustrations with users due to outdated software.