@onepict

non-profits have boards and patrons...

i worked at a non-profit that did open source software. unix/linux based. then we got a new president who came from the VC world. he mandated use of commercial software because it was what all the cool kid VCs were using.

microsoft has its tentacles in too many places and too many folks that bring money are used to it. it's really hard to get it out once in and it's hard to keep it out.

@onepict Here's the issue: charities have boards. These boards are populated by upper management class who bring in their big donor friends. They have incredible sway over charity exec teams. My voice is rarely enough to sway the execs. I've tried.

So I do have sympathy for charities that founder on oligarch tech. Many of these orgs are helping vulnerable people navigate hostile systems. Staff care deeply. And are too often forced to implement big tech solutions against in-org tech advice. 🫤

@onepict the level of inconvenience is finally outstripping the convenience. Will we start seeing a transition away? From them?

I mean we also failed to communicate well just how untrustworthy Microsoft always has been.

As a community we allowed this to happen.

But like it gets tiring keeping clients safe from that.

Especially when every other organisation uses Microsoft. It's professional to use Microsoft.

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