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German state Bavaria cancels Microsoft contract to go open source

German state Bavaria cancels Microsoft contract to go open source - feddit.org

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/9309673 [https://scribe.disroot.org/post/9309673] > Archived version [https://web.archive.org/web/20260603140241/https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-bavaria-microsoft/] > > - The largest German state, Bavaria, has canceled a nearly billion-euro contract with Microsoft. > - The state administration will pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source components. > - Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring says the decision allows the state to protect itself from price hikes and ensure data privacy. > > The Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs has officially announced the cancellation of a planned framework agreement with American tech giant Microsoft intended to implement its productivity suite across the state administration. > > Regional news website Mittelstand in Bayern reports that Microsoft services would have cost nearly €1 billion ($1.16 billion) over a five-year period. > > Instead, Bavaria will pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source components. > > The decision comes after a months-long power struggle between the state’s Finance Ministry, led by Albert Füracker, who wanted to consolidate existing contracts and secure discounts, and Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, who pushed for open source. > > …

EatingOnions 2d ago

European Parliament to ditch Google for European alternative

https://lemmy.world/post/47675122

European Parliament to ditch Google for European alternative - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

EatingOnions 3d ago

Europe's "most complex server processor" is running

https://lemmy.world/post/47610999

Europe's "most complex server processor" is running - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

dbread 5d ago

WARNING: This is an advertisment for an app, which is gamified and endorphine-producing but it's interesting and fun.

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"NonUSA lets you scan any product while shopping and instantly tells you if it's American — plus gives you alternatives."

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dbread 5d ago

"With the geo-political developments we have seen in the last year, there is a clear need for a reliable, fully Microsoft-compatible and easy to use sovereign office solution in Europe. Our joint initiative delivers a suite with an extremely familiar interface and capable of working with documents, presentations, and spreadsheets."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/euro-office-a-sovereign-cloud-based-office-suite-google-microsoft-alternative/

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Euro-Office, Europe's open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9

European tech firms will ship the first stable release of Euro-Office next month, giving governments and businesses worldwide a ready-to-run, sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

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Thomas Renkert🦞May 28

wow: #Mistral is collaborating with #ASML directly 😲.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qHRgnKGfvg

#digitalsovereignty #buyfromEU

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fionescu(1)May 28

And a little unnecessary snark:

"Then on top of that they're the same people that constantly want to gloat about no longer using Windows and how they're super into FOSS. When the only reason they're using Linux now is because it has been bent into a bad Windows clone."

Actually, more people than ever are willing to migrate to Linux because Windows has become increasingly awful. This person also might not be aware of the #BuyFromEU / #BoycottUnitedStates movement since early 2025, which has been heavily promoting Linux, European Linux distributions - why?

At first, it was just a conspiracy theory that Microsoft could be compelled to disrupt European companies or users, but after the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague was sanctioned, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan lost access to his Hotmail account, not just his bank account. And this was just the beginning of the whole discussion about "digital sovereignty" which has become a hot topic across European institutions and corporate environments...

On the other hand, Linux Foundation's main HQ is still in the US and Linus Torvalds showed no sign of hurrying up to relocate to Europe. When Russia was sanctioned by the US, Russian developers were banned from the Linux kernel. So the EU might have to fork the kernel altogether and keeping it funded...

Meanwhile, I've actually ended up using OpenBSD on desktop and GrapheneOS on mobile, both Canadian in origin. As I read on here - https://dhole.github.io/post/collapse_ready_os_openbsd/ - OpenBSD is a "collapse-ready" operating system which, if you were to not have Internet anymore, could be feasibly bootstrapped, you can store the OS source code, you can store a compilable software repository - the kinds of things you can't do with a locked-down OS.

Collapse Ready Operating Systems - OpenBSD · Dhole's blog

copacetic May 25

The bootstrapper's EU stack for under €10 per month

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/60964830

The bootstrapper's EU stack for under €10 per month - tchncs

Lemmy

thesdev May 25

Uruky: paid ad-free EU-based search engine

https://feddit.org/post/30337951

Uruky: paid ad-free EU-based search engine - feddit.org

From the FAQ: - The current price is €5 / month. - There are no plans to implement any AI features, for now. - For web search, Uruky currently integrates Mojeek, Marginalia, EUSP (Ecosia/Qwant) (only works with French, German, or English), Linkup, Serper, and Uruky Site Search. For image search, Uruky currently integrates Pixabay and Serper (image results).

volucris May 21

EU-based Domain Registrar

https://feddit.org/post/30159823

EU-based Domain Registrar - feddit.org

Hi, Currently my domain (.org) is registered with namecheap. I just received an email that they want to increase my fees, and I see that as an opportunity to switch to a European registrar. Anyone have suggestions for an EU-based registrar with a DDNS service?