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The German state of Hessen loses court case to dump Microsoft Teams and Office 365

Sayan Sen — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:20:01 +0000

The German state of Hesse wanted to replace Microsoft's Teams video conferencing software with one made by a local vendor. However, the court found the alternative solution to be rather inadequate. Read more...

25,000 German state computers will bid goodbye to Windows and say Hello to Linux

Sayan Sen — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:12:01 +0000

Schleswig-Holstein, a German state, has announced that it's moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice. This will be followed by a bigger move from Windows to open-source Linux by end of 2026. Read more...

Munich authorities considering a return to Windows after a decade on Linux [Update]

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:12:01 +0000

After moving all its systems to LiMux (a portmanteau of Linux and München) back in 2009, the authorities are considering moving back to Windows based on recommendations from Accenture. Read more...