nixCraft 🐧Jun 13, 2025
Denmark Wants to Dump Microsoft Software for Linux, LibreOffice: The Danish Ministry for Digital Affairs will move half of its employees off Windows and Microsoft 365 next month as part of a four-year 'digital sovereignty' push. https://www.pcmag.com/news/denmark-wants-to-dump-microsoft-software-for-linux-libreoffice
Show threadAsbjornn

@nixCraft Im seeing a lot of applause for this. And while this certainly is a step in the right direction, I feel obliged to mention that there are people out there who deserve even more applause.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/

This German state has actually done it. What happens in Denmark is a polit test. And it happens in the smallest ministry, which has no influence and mostly serves as a PR function for the government.

Therefore, please send the largest applause to our friends in Germany.

German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating

Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed.

Ars Technica
Jun 13, 2025 at 3:46pmWeb
Show threadshironekoJun 13, 2025
@asbjornn @nixCraft if I recall correctly, last time this was done some other guy got elected/appointed, signed a corrupted deal with m$ and rolled back all the changes?
Show threadshironekoJun 13, 2025
@asbjornn @nixCraft is there any sign that this is not just a attempt for publicity and hint for m$ to arrange some fancy dinner?
Show threadAsbjornnJun 13, 2025

@shironeko @nixCraft We do not know much. They have made this public with the least possible hype. No press conference with the minister, no mention on their homepage.

If you’re pessimistic, you could see this as designed to fail so they can say: we tried and productivity fell by multiple percent!!!

If you’re optimistic, you could focus on the fact that it is the first time in 30 years someone is even entertaining the idea of non monopolistic software in the administration.