German state Schleswig-Holstein ditches Windows for Linux
Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany's 16 states, has announced plans to transition its vast governmental infrastructure from Microsoft Windows to Linux.
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Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany's 16 states, has announced plans to transition its vast governmental infrastructure from Microsoft Windows to Linux.
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move 30,000 local government PCs from Windows and Office to Linux and LibreOffice, according to...
"In addition to improved IT security, cost-effectiveness, and data protection, the use of open-source software also enables seamless collaboration between different systems," officials said. "Alongside open-source software...
Schleswig-Holstein looks to succeed where Munich failed.
Following a recent pilot, the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein has made the decision to move away from Microsoft products, and begin using Linux and LibreOffice on its 30,000 PCs.