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At a time of growing concern over the power of the world’s mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.

In less than three months’ time, almost no civil servant, police officer or judge in Schleswig-Holstein will be using any of Microsoft’s ubiquitous programs at work.

      • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        16 days ago

        Linux is great for government work.

        They dont need compatibility as much. They have their systems only they use, therefore they can easily make them on Linux or emulate.

        Otherwise they need a office suite like Libre.

        And there’s money to save. Benefits the whole country.

        • dan@upvote.auEnglish
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          16 days ago

          They have their systems only they use, therefore they can easily make them on Linux or emulate.

          Also, a lot of systems are web-based (and therefore automatically multi-platform) these days.

          • Addv4@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            16 days ago

            Don’t forget, most computers are faster on Linux than on the newest windows version, so you can hold off on upgrades for longer if the hardware is physically fine, which just further decreases costs.

            • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
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              16 days ago

              I have a Dell laptop from 2013 I’m running Mint on 🫡

              Granted, I’m only using it for web browsing and note taking, but still.