Comment on public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)

lostbit@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Some localities in Germany have been incorporating Linux into their systems for 20+ years.

  That may explain why the financial benefits seem low.

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  • exchange12rocks@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Certainly not this one: 6 EUR/user/year doesn’t cover even Windows

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Depends on your relationship with Microsoft.

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      • exchange12rocks@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        50 cents per user per month doesn’t make any sense: I think for MS it might be cheaper to give products for free than to process these payments

        Note that that number (180000 is per year, not per month)

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    • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      It actually does now. If you have a M365 license you can use windows.

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      • exchange12rocks@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        The cheapest M365 I see is 8 USD/month, not per year

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• midori_matcha@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  A cost worth cutting nonetheless

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• Madagaskar_sky@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I think the big money is in support contracts.

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• MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Small state.

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