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The municipality of #Groningen in The Netherlands is investigating a switch from Microsoft to Linux 🇳🇱🔥

" It is unknown which Linux operating system the municipality will use. This is part of measures to become less dependent on big tech."

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/249114/gemeente-groningen-onderzoekt-overstap-van-windows-naar-linux.html

#digitalsovereignty #TheNetherlands #opensource #bigtech #eupolicy

Gemeente Groningen onderzoekt overstap van Windows naar Linux

De gemeente Groningen onderzoekt of ze de werkplekken kan overzetten van Windows naar Linux. Het is onbekend welk Linux-besturingssysteem de gemeente gaat gebruiken. Dit maakt deel uit van maatregelen om minder afhankelijk te worden van big tech.

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@Gina in the Swiss Government our PoC is done for some time now and result document will soon be out https://www.bk.admin.ch/en/boss-poc-feasibility-study
I really hope that we'll do more in this direction, although I always feel like too many people want and "all or nothing big bang approach", that just won't work well with such a deeply integrated system like Windows and other MS products.

BOSS PoC feasibility study

The BOSS feasibility study was launched to strengthen digital sovereignty in office automation through the use of open source software. The Federal Administration is currently conducting a proof of concept (PoC) to evaluate how to implement emergency office automation and the secure processing of sensitive information.