Note a German state (a not very large one of the 16 federal states), not the German state
Bravo to them.
Hopefully some of the savings make it to foundations, hiring of engineers, and other ways of funding improvements!
It has been tried over the years. The question really is how much the employees understand and care about digital sovereignty. If they keep complaining because they have to learn new tools, they will eventually go back to Microsoft...
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The employees don't have to care, they will use whatever they're directed to use. It is whether the German government cares about digital sovereignty.
I have read today that Linux users are like vegans of computing.
Note a German state (a not very large one of the 16 federal states), not the German state
Bravo to them.
Hopefully some of the savings make it to foundations, hiring of engineers, and other ways of funding improvements!
It has been tried over the years. The question really is how much the employees understand and care about digital sovereignty. If they keep complaining because they have to learn new tools, they will eventually go back to Microsoft...
The employees don't have to care, they will use whatever they're directed to use. It is whether the German government cares about digital sovereignty.
I have read today that Linux users are like vegans of computing.
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45558635