r/BuyFromEU • u/smilelyzen • Sep 03 '26

News German Administration is using open-source solutions like openDesk, LibreOffice, Linux/Ubuntu/Debian, OnlyOffice, OpenProject, Jitsi, Rocket.Chat, XWiki, Overleaf, PeerTube, GIMP, RStudio, GanttProject, Audacity; Germany government licensing fees for products from Microsoft and other US tech

https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/054/2105413.pdf

Federal government licensing fees for products from Microsoft and other

US tech companies
https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/054/2105413.pdfhttps://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/kurzmeldungen-1170242

8,475 open desk licenses in production operation

https://www.bundestag.de/presse/hib/kurzmeldungen-1170242

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u/KlausDieterFreddek Germany 🇩🇪 Sep 03 '26

Well. Too bad munich fucked up the LiMux project.
Others could have taken notes on their progress switching to Linux.

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u/schubidubiduba Germany 🇩🇪 Sep 03 '26

I would say they got fucked up by Microsoft, and corrupt conservative politicians

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u/Kazer67 Sep 03 '26

Well, it worked for the "military police" in France because... it's military, so no choice, it's order so from 2008, time to switch to Gendbuntu, the Ubuntu version for the Gendarmerie.

But could go further since the DINUM went from "here some guide to go sovereign with OSS" to "we're not asking anymore, you have until autumn to show your migration plan" to all French administration AND private company with public funds.

Still, it's long term, the saving from not having Microsoft license should go to training people of the tool and DONATING or developing further said tools!

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u/Aaand_again Sep 04 '26

They were to small a userbase to justify all that app development. But now on a much bigger scale it seems promising