BioGeoBryceMar 5

I had a long discussion on #digitalsovereignty with our IT chief today after I complained openly about being forced to use Microsoft suite

I was informed that:
1) there is no #OpenSource alternative appropriate for a medium sized research institute like ours

2) my data privacy concerns were an ungrounded conspiracy theory

3) employees either don't want to use open alternatives to #USTech or are too inept to do so

4) open alternatives at the enterprise scale cost money and are therefore not competitive with Microsoft

5) partners in the #HorizonEU that I (will) coordinate need to offer their own solutions if they don't want to use #MSTeams

Happy #DIday y'all

Show threadRoger SchürchMar 5
@BioGeoBryce I found a tiny loophole that works for me on a very small scale. I was allowed to have the Windows Subsystem for Linux. On there, I can have my small little soverign realm. It's not great by any measure, but enough to keep my blood pressure in the normal range. I fear the day they take that from me.
Show threadAlexandre Neto
@schuemaa @BioGeoBryce Linux on the terminal, that's definitely a huge risk!! (Sarcasm)
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