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public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) (euro-stack.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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they will save 188,000 € on Microsoft license fees per year

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[–] [email protected] 240 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (6 children)

Fingers crossed that this will be an indisputable success. 🤞
Allegedly a similar project in Munich went really really well, but was shut down when the right wing came into power.
For some reason the right wing of Munich doesn't like freedom. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 85 points 5 days ago (1 children)

was shut down when the right wing came into power.

...and when M$ moved their headquarters into the city of Munich, making some nice impact on the city treasury.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago

They had already moved it, so Munich didn't have to switch back for that.
But yes I bet it was a factor as in corruption.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 5 days ago

Well there is never enough money for the workers that they need for open source but there is always more than enough money for companies and their consultants ✌️😎

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Munich racist shitheads (a.k.a. CSU) absolutely do love that sweet "freedom money" a.k.a. bribes though. Corrupt fuckers...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Microsoft supports genocide which also makes them attractive to fascists.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The German Microsoft headquarters are in Munich.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

I thought this was the bribe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Can you imagine the moaning?