Linux replaces Windows in one German state's bid for software independence

When 1 thinks of business or regime calculating, Windows and Microsoft Office are typically the de facto go-to. Just that's not the example anymore for the High german state of Schleswig-Holstein, which is planning on converting its public sector machines to the Linux and Libre side of the forcefulness past 2026.

This shift will involve effectually 25,000 PCs in total, as reported by the Certificate Foundation (additional figures tin be plant in Schleswig-Holstein's plan documentation [via Heise]). The idea backside the change is that free and open-source software should be given priority. A do good from moving to Linux and Libre is forecasted to be saving money on licensing costs, though at that place are expense complications to be considered in terms of the migration itself and the costs of operational infrastructure when conducting state business through Linux and other open-source software.

The rise of deject solutions is ane of the reasons this open-source calendar may succeed where previous German language attempts oasis't. The most notable previous attempt was the LiMux plan that was set to convert Munich to open up-source software. That plan cruel autonomously for a variety of reasons, with some claiming it was due to software conflicts brought about by Linux (via Ars Technica). There's more than to the LiMux saga; it's a fleck of a rabbit hole that includes accusations of corporate backscratching. But at to the lowest degree on the surface, the reasons for Munich'south retreat to Windows are straightforward.

Time will tell if Schleswig-Holstein's initiative ends up the same way. For now, goodbye Windows 10 and Windows 11, and hullo Tux.

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