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public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) (euro-stack.com)
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they will save 188,000 โ‚ฌ on Microsoft license fees per year

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[โ€“] Buffalox@lemmy.world 225 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Fingers crossed that this will be an indisputable success. ๐Ÿคž
Allegedly a similar project in Munich went really really well, but was shut down when the right wing came into power.
For some reason the right wing of Munich doesn't like freedom. ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] lowleekun@ani.social 87 points 3 days ago

Well there is never enough money for the workers that they need for open source but there is always more than enough money for companies and their consultants โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž

[โ€“] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 79 points 3 days ago (1 children)

was shut down when the right wing came into power.

...and when M$ moved their headquarters into the city of Munich, making some nice impact on the city treasury.

[โ€“] Buffalox@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

They had already moved it, so Munich didn't have to switch back for that.
But yes I bet it was a factor as in corruption.

[โ€“] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Munich racist shitheads (a.k.a. CSU) absolutely do love that sweet "freedom money" a.k.a. bribes though. Corrupt fuckers...

[โ€“] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Microsoft supports genocide which also makes them attractive to fascists.

[โ€“] tja@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The German Microsoft headquarters are in Munich.

[โ€“] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

I thought this was the bribe?

[โ€“] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Can you imagine the moaning?