Gregory's ServerQuestion! Why should local governments use taxpayers’ money to buy proprietary, closed software from a single vendor? And what happens to citizens' data? A solution is to move to free and open source software like #Linux and #LibreOffice – which is exactly what Schleswig-Holstein is doing: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/ #foss #OpenSource #privacy
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 @libreoffice done correctly, the TCO should be lower, and that should be better value for taxpayers. @libreoffice guys is there any way of collaborating in real time in LibreOffice like with iWork apps over iCloud or with Microsoft 365? @in_sympathy @libreoffice Probably not. But I don't think that is a use case here. And you are probably looking for Nextcloud office... @in_sympathy @libreoffice there is Collabora and Nextcloud office, but i do not know if they also work with local clients Currently you have Collabora Online: https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-online/ Source code: https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ More info: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/LibreOffice_Online @libreoffice In Duitsland is er blijkbaar geen "tenzij...", @minbzk, @avhuffelen  @catavz A long, long time ago – a lot has changed since then. And many would argue that it didn't succeed for political reasons, rather than technical: https://itsfoss.com/munich-linux-failure/ @libreoffice To #Linux or to #GNU? Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. There are not many other OSes with a Linux kernel. GNU, Android and Musl distributions are the most common if not the only ones. The rest are derivations of them. For example µClibc is a GNU implementation.  @Fedihacker If you're gonna call µClibc a GNU implementation then musl is one as well, tbh. (and I'd agree) |
Unfortunately, the kernel, Linux is proprietary software.
If you want a free version of Linux, I recommend; https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/