▲ 1617 ▼ public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) (euro-stack.com) submitted 1 year ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments they will save 188,000 € on Microsoft license fees per year
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Embrace, extend, extinguish will accelerate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children) What makes you think FOSS cannot use the same strat ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Mostly because the FOSS community doesn't have a single point of leadership that is maniacally focused on becoming a total monopoly. And that's a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Yeah but we can aspire for FOSS to take over the world right ? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children) What makes you think FOSS cannot use the same strat ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Mostly because the FOSS community doesn't have a single point of leadership that is maniacally focused on becoming a total monopoly. And that's a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Yeah but we can aspire for FOSS to take over the world right ? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Mostly because the FOSS community doesn't have a single point of leadership that is maniacally focused on becoming a total monopoly. And that's a good thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Yeah but we can aspire for FOSS to take over the world right ? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Yeah but we can aspire for FOSS to take over the world right ? permalink fedilink source parent