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30,000 PCs are moving from Microsoft Office to #LibreOffice in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. At the recent Univention Summit 2025, we met the people handling the migration: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/05/libreoffice-at-the-univention-summit-2025/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware
LibreOffice at the Univention Summit 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog

The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein is moving 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Windows and Office to Linux and LibreOffice. At the recent Univention Summit 2025 which took place on January 23 and 24 in Bremen, the LibreOffice project was present and met with the people overseeing the migration. 500 people attended the event, a mixture […]

The Document Foundation Blog
Feb 5, 2025 at 11:19amWeb
Show thread@ NovaNaturalist🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇵🇦🇲🇽🇱🇸🇳🇫🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 #FBPEFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice cheaper, safer, in control. 👍
Show threadPeBoFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice
Freedom for Schleswig-Holstein
Show threadThatGuyAgainFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Thats a joy to read, been using it since dawn, it's good software. You have no idea how frustrating job interviews were because bill gates pushed the ECDL down our throat and it seemed like Excel, Access, Word were the only things that were valuable knowledge.
Show threadFlippoFlip 🏴‍☠️Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice #fosslove
Show threadRickFeb 5, 2025
Awesome! I sincerely hope many others will follow. We must put an end to massive user data collection and collectively move to a free and more open ecosystem of software.
Show threadB. RaheemFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice
Just downloaded LibreOffice yesterday. Looking forward to using it and having peace of mind at the same time!
Show threadLibreOfficeFeb 5, 2025
@aquarianoak1 Hope you like it!
Show threadAskPippa🇨🇦Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice @aquarianoak1 I started using it a couple months ago and am impressed with how smoothly it works. I'm recommending it to other writer friends.
2 features I would *like* to see in the word processor: embedding links in words; a comments mode.
Show threadLibreOfficeFeb 5, 2025
@AskPippa Glad you like it! For the features you meant, you can already turn words into links by selecting them and then Insert > Hyperlink. What do you mean by "comments mode"? You can add comments to sections of text too.
Show threadAskPippa🇨🇦Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Oh, okay. I'll have to take a closer look. Thanks! :)
Show threadMartin DrogatFeb 6, 2025
@libreoffice
-> Insert -> Comment
@AskPippa
Show threadMartin DrogatFeb 6, 2025
@libreoffice
CTRL+Alt+C
@AskPippa
Show threadJerameeFeb 7, 2025

@aquarianoak1 @libreoffice

I hope your experience is as great as mine has been.

If you ever run into a problem, their help forum is great. The folks there are very friendly and knowledgeable.

Show threadB. RaheemFeb 7, 2025
@Jeramee @libreoffice
Thank you so much. So far it's treating me well. Of course I'm adjusting from using other software. But, it's been minimal.
Show threadLibreOfficeFeb 7, 2025
@Jeramee Glad to hear it 😊
Show threadChl0333ZFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice I just installed LibreOffice the other day! As ridiculous as it is, it's a pain to set a custom font in Google and Microsoft's line of products so I decided to give your software a spin and it is amazing! Thank you!
Show threadLibreOfficeFeb 5, 2025
@Chl0333Z Glad you like it 😊
Show threadmunaeemFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice what caused them to migrate to Libre office?
Show threadBardnetFeb 5, 2025

@munaeem

@libreoffice

Essentially freedom from Microsoft, ideally lower cost, too.

Show threadmunaeemFeb 5, 2025
@bardnet @libreoffice Microsoft's products are better. I have used LibreOffice.
Show threadJerameeFeb 7, 2025

@munaeem @bardnet @libreoffice

Microsoft's products are better at crashing and losing data, that's for sure.

Never had that problem with @libreoffice, though.

Show threadQuark MakerFeb 5, 2025

@libreoffice I love Libre Office. I used it for a bit when I was still a Mac person, and after switching full time to Linux with Linux Mint, I then used it with my job almost every day for six years.

I found building tools in LO Calc was significantly easier than Excel.

Congrats #schleswigholstein for making the right choice!

Show threadQuark MakerFeb 5, 2025

@libreoffice One other point I'd like to make is that, given the current political and Wall Street climate in the U.S., the EU's response through passing the ACI, etc., I think breaking and eliminating dependence upon Microsoft and, in practice, any other American tech corporation, is in national, state, and even city-level security and economic interest.

I think adopting LibreOffice is a good first step, but you also need to switch to Linux, and Germany's own SUSE is an excellent choice.

Show threadLibreOfficeFeb 5, 2025
@QuarkMaker As the blog post says, they are switching to Linux!
Show threadQuark MakerFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice You're right, I didn't see the bit about "Linux and..." My bad.
Show threadMarco DSFeb 5, 2025
@QuarkMaker How well does calc compare to Excel? Because I heard that it was still quite limited, especially if you start using formulas or code. Also, what are the issues that made you want to look away from MS?
Finally, you say you use Linux? is that necessary? What advantage does it provide? And where do you recommend I could start?
Show threadJerameeFeb 7, 2025

@marco_ds @QuarkMaker

I can't speak to the Calc vs Excel issue, but you don't need to run Linux.

I've been running Linux Mint for nearly 3 years and LibreOffice as my office suite for about 8. Linux is a more secure system and doesn't constantly spy on you like MS Windows does. I use Linux daily and it's been a breeze.

Also, both have better support forums than their MS counterparts.

Show threadWaffelFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice One good news item, at least!
Show threadArthurFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Man looking at this picture, I would not have been surprised if it had been taken 15 years ago.
Show threadlolcatFeb 5, 2025

@lowkeyoptimism @libreoffice

23 years ago, the German government announced they would. It didn't go all that well. Times have changed.

https://www.dw.com/en/linux-penguins-invade-germany/a-568696

Linux Penguins Invade Germany

In a move aimed at increasing security and cutting costs, the German government says it will switch most of its administrative computers from Microsoft Windows to the Linux open-source operating system.

Deutsche Welle
Show threadcarstenraddatzFeb 6, 2025
@lolcat @lowkeyoptimism @libreoffice Thanks for reminding us! That attempt is almost lost to history. Then, there was also #limux in Munich, going strong for some time https://www.dw.com/en/munich-puts-linux-migration-on-hold/a-1288282
Munich Puts Linux Migration on Hold

Munich caught the attention of the IT world last year when the city decided to move from Microsoft Windows to the open-source operating system Linux. But EU patent rules have forced the city to rethink its plan.

Deutsche Welle
Show threadTavoFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice excellent news!! Congrats @libreoffice
Show threadScheuch 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇩🇪Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Leider macht in Deutschland jedes Bundesland sein eigenes Ding.
Show threadCVFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice gut gemacht !
Show threaddevSJR  Feb 5, 2025

@libreoffice @switchingsoftware

💪

#LibreOffice #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Show threadSubby_SABFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Is this available for mobile android devices, I really want to move away from Microsoft Office, I really hate the constant updates that frequently hamper my work, also unnecessary things that keep slowing down my mobile and take up memory.
Show threadChewieFeb 6, 2025

@Subby_SAB @libreoffice

You could try these.from #fdroid:

LibreOffice & OpenOffice document reader | ODF (Document reader & file editor for Libreoffice & OpenOffice | ODF: ODT, ODS +more)
https://f-droid.org/packages/at.tomtasche.reader/

LibreOffice Reader: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.documentfoundation.libreoffice/

OpenDocument Reader - per documenti di LibreOffice | F-Droid - Repository gratuita e open source di app Android

Il migliore visualizzatore di documenti OpenOffice e LibreOffice per Android!

Show threadSubby_SABFeb 6, 2025
@chewie @libreoffice thank you.
Show threadJerameeFeb 7, 2025

@chewie @Subby_SAB @libreoffice

There is also an online version called @CollaboraOffice

As I understand it, they host LibreOffice in the cloud, but the user needs to save their documents either on their machine, or in their own cloud source (like Google or Dropbox). (This should be more secure, though.)

I've been meaning to try Collabora for a while. From what I've seen, it's a good product.

Show threadSubby_SABFeb 9, 2025
@Jeramee @chewie @libreoffice @CollaboraOffice Thanks ❤🌹🙏
Show threadKristof12Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Noice, we need more
Show threadjoene 🏴Feb 5, 2025

@libreoffice

cc @opensource, @DigitaleOverheid

Show threadChuckling DuckFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice cc @murmur
Show threadsleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞Feb 5, 2025

@libreoffice
Excellent news! Drives me nuts when gov't agencies unashamedly require proprietary software to access their services.

Now we need to get them all off of the corporate social media habit.

Show threadLionel JeanneratFeb 5, 2025

@libreoffice

Welcome Schleswig-Holstein

Show threadStrange New Words (Adam)Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Wow, imagine knocking $300,000 in subscriptions out of your annual budget, just like that!
Show threadBlechpiratFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice Respekt.
Show threadBjarkeSSFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice just boosting in #dk #dkmastodon … 30,000 PCs are moving from Microsoft Office to #LibreOffice in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. At the recent Univention Summit 2025, we met the people handling the migration
Show threadKoen 🇺🇦Feb 5, 2025
@libreoffice let's GOOOOO - I'm still not buying a german car (I'm not buying a car for the next 10 years) - but .. I am buying some other german quality stuff : knives, maybe a washing machine, go Germany, GOOOO -- P.S. F the AFD
Show threadClass WarioFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice open source is modern resistance
Show threadjakofieldsFeb 6, 2025
@classwario @libreoffice True!
Show threadTim BeckerFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice well done and absolutely the right decision. Great!
Show threadDasMammutFeb 5, 2025

@timbecker @libreoffice With the current administration in the US, I'd consider IT products from US companies as risky as those from China or Russia.

So any such move towards digital sovereignty is definitely a plus 👍

Show threadpsychohexFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice
Still buggy on mac.
Had 1 crash a day.
Show threadKinene⭐🐻Feb 5, 2025

@libreoffice Ausgezeichnet!!

#libreoffice

Show threadjjjacqFeb 5, 2025
@libreoffice It's like Windows Office but without the bugs 😀
#LibreOffice