Re: Why Denmark Is Dumping Microsoft Office And Windows For LibreOffice And Linux

On Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:13:34 -0000 (UTC), I wrote:

Another instance of the move away from Microsoft Office and Windows
towards open-source alternatives
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/>.
This time, the issue of software freedom is becoming more pressing,
not just for commercial reasons, but for political ones, too: the
new buzzphrase is “digital sovereignty”.

A couple more high-profile cases lately: Schleswig-Holstein, and now
Lyon.
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-city-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-onlyoffice-and-linux-heres-why/>

No, these sorts of migrations are not new. The “Year of the Linux
Desktop” happened a long time ago
<https://lxer.com/module/db/viewby.php?uid=108&option=&value=&sort=108&offset=0&dbn=12>.