German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state
of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open
source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government.
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government.
Interesting, without looking at those links, why are they getting off this platform?
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice
Interesting, without looking at those links, why are they getting off
this platform?
Warpslide wrote to All <=-
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state
of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open
source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government.
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal sta of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government.
Interesting, without looking at those links, why are they getting off
this platform?
They say "the term 'digital sovereignty' is very important here. If a public administration uses proprietary, closed software that can't be studied or modified, it is very difficult to know what happens to users' data."
It sounds like they feel that open-source software is easier to understand, and they don't want to be beholden to proprietary technology that obscures what's going on inside.
They'll save on licenses for Office, volume licenses for Windows and
they'll probably have enough clout to buy PCs without OEM licenses of
Windows.
Although, you have to appreciate Microsoft's savvy. Switch away from
MS Office and you lose the online tools like Sharepoint, OneDrive, and
the rest. Interesting that the EU has compelled Microsoft to unbundle
Teams, I wonder if that had anything to do with the timing of their
move.
Such as the password manager One Password, they want us to lease the software for 33 a year, when i liked my purchased copy i paid 40 each
1.5 years.
Quoting Niter3 to Poindexter Fortran <=-
Everyone is going this route. I personally hate it. These companies
making constant revenue based off subscriptions now... Plus it all
sits on their hardware.
Although, you have to appreciate Microsoft's savvy. Switch away from MS
Office and you lose the online tools like Sharepoint, OneDrive, and the
rest. Interesting that the EU has compelled Microsoft to unbundle Teams,
I wonder if that had anything to do with the timing of their move.
Everyone is going this route. I personally hate it. These companies making constant revenue based off subscriptions now... Plus it all sits on their hardware.
Warpslide wrote to niter3 <=-
"This follows on from the finding by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) that the European Commission's use of Microsoft 365 breaches data protection law."
Tiny wrote to NITER3 <=-
On my home computers I use Wordperfect office 6.2 for dos. The fingers just know where all the keys are, and the spreadsheet math is all the
same anyway. I will admit I have Libreoffice installed if I need to convert to a modern format or if I need to deal with modern documents.
What do you mean by "sits on their hardware"? Microsoft does make their own line of computers (Surface), but as far as I know, their cloud-based services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and such can run on any capable hardware. Also, I don't know if Microsoft even makes any server hardware..
"This follows on from the finding by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) that the European Commission's use of Microsoft365
breaches data protection law."
I was wondering about that - Microsoft has a US-only cloud for US
government customers, didn't know if they had any accomodations for
data sovereignity or GDPR in other countries.
Or maybe their US government solution is not strict enough by EU
standards.
Blue White wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Or maybe their US government solution is not strict enough by EU standards.
..Check the plan for destroying cash, which consists of
having everybody use a smartphone digital wallet instead.
Such a move places all the burden of sustaining the economy
on US softare running on Chinesse hardware.
I think it failed in some aspects, especially when
there were power outtages.
If you want to read more about this kind of society, please read "Limes Inferior" novel by Janusz Zajdel. This really looks like a prophecy for the coming times.
Everyone is going this route. I personally hate it. These companies m constant revenue based off subscriptions now... Plus it all sits on t hardware.
What do you mean by "sits on their hardware"? Microsoft does make their own line of computers (Surface), but as far as I know, their cloud-based services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and such can run on any capable hardware. Also, I don't know if Microsoft even makes any server hardware..
only found Polish and Russian versions available
can you point to
either an online version (so I can let Google translate for me)
The EU is bent in placing all of its infrastructure for critical activitities in the hands of untrusted parties. Check the plan for destroying cash, which consists of having everybody use a smartphone
digital wallet instead. Such a move places all the burden of
sustaining the economy on US softare running on Chinesse hardware.
I am sure it will end well.
Yes, I am as sure as you are. IMHO, for a group that seems intent on protecting peoples' privacy, there are some ways where they really want to invade it. That digital wallet idea is one of them. Not being able to pay cash means there are no ways to buy anything without a digital paper trail.
Yes, I am as sure as you are. IMHO, for a group that seemsintent on
protecting peoples' privacy, there are some ways where theyreally want to
invade it. That digital wallet idea is one of them. Not beingable to
pay cash means there are no ways to buy anything without adigital paper
trail.
The term "paper trail" is ironic since a digital wallet and electronic purchases are all done online
I posted somewhere recently about an alt.history of the web - I'll have
to look it up. Digital Research signed the deal with IBM, but kept the rights to CP/M, made a GUI with GEM desktop, merged with WordPerfect,
then bought Cello browser and ended up with the market running a GUI, browser and office suite tied together with the early web in the mid
'90s, around the time Microsoft Windows 95 came out.
In this world, I wonder if Gary Kildall and Digital Research would have turned out differently from the predatory business practices of Bill
Gates and Microsoft at the time?
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux & LibreOffice[...]
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software)
on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government.
Nightfox wrote to Blue White <=-
The term "paper trail" is ironic since a digital wallet and electronic purchases are all done online.
I heard a family member in another State tell me of a (I think)
restaurant that does not accept cash.
I couldn't eat there, Coins and Green Back Dollars are what I'm use to. Checks too.
I learned ACH is Automatic Clearing House but didn't see the definition of NFC.
Ed Vance wrote to Blue White <=-
Reading about digital money made me think about the IRS tax form line
that asks if the person/family use BIT COINS.
I heard a family member in another State tell me of a (I think)
restaurant that does not accept cash.
I couldn't eat there, Coins and Green Back Dollars are what I'm use to. Checks too.
Nodoka Hanamura wrote to Ed Vance <=-
Yeah, Checks are more or less dead except for utilities and
intra-personal payments. Hell, most places won't even bother with ACH because of the risk of it bouncing.. and god forbid ChexSystems get
wind of a bounced check, then there goes your chances of opening a bank account anywhere.
I personally am preferrential to debit cards, and using things like NFC payment with my phone - primarily because I do not trust myself with
cash, and would rather limit my physical attack surface for people who wish to rob me.
anything outside of a speculative way to make money.. and even then I
only plan to do so when it drops again.. and hope it climbs back up
bigger than it is now.
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