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Re: OT: This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux

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On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It appears US President Trump is good for Linux.
>
> >From "This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice
> and Linux - here's why",
> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-city-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-onlyoffice-and-linux-heres-why/>:
>
> Is it something in the water? First, it was Denmark bidding Microsoft
> adieu. Then it was the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Now it's
> Lyon, France's third-largest city and a leading economic hub, sweeping
> Microsoft Windows and Office suite away to replace them with Linux,
> OnlyOffice, NextCloud, and PostgreSQL.
> ...
>
> Training for 10,000 civil servants began in June 2025. Lyon's
> migration to Linux is being closely watched as a potential blueprint
> for other municipalities seeking greater digital independence and
> sustainability. Who knows, the "Year of the Linux desktop" may finally
> arrive not because people have grown tired of Windows' manifold
> problems or Linux's advantages, but because governments are worried
> about putting all their IT eggs in one US-based Microsoft basket.
>

France's Military moved from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice back
years ago. Hopefully more government organizations will make the move.

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OT: This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice  and Linux Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2025-07-01 21:50 +0200
  Re: OT: This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for  OnlyOffice and Linux Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2025-07-02 00:50 +0200
  Re: OT: This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for  OnlyOffice and Linux Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2025-07-02 04:20 +0200
    Re: OT: This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for  OnlyOffice and Linux Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2025-07-02 04:30 +0200

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