Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source.

Our Two Cents:

These numbers deserve attention from governments worldwide. Schleswig-Holstein proves that breaking free from proprietary software isn't just ideologically appealing but financially smart:

https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#opensource #FreeSoftware #LibreOffice #Microsoft #DigitalSouvereignity

We have a new full-time developer! Dan Williams joins the #LibreOffice team, working on design, UI and #UX improvements – with an initial focus on macOS. Of course, everything we do is open source, so you can help him: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/04/welcome-dan-williams-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-ui-ux/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source.

Our Two Cents:

These numbers deserve attention from governments worldwide. Schleswig-Holstein proves that breaking free from proprietary software isn't just ideologically appealing but financially smart:

https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#opensource #FreeSoftware #LibreOffice #Microsoft #DigitalSouvereignity

Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

We have a new full-time developer! Dan Williams joins the #LibreOffice team, working on design, UI and #UX improvements – with an initial focus on macOS. Of course, everything we do is open source, so you can help him: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/04/welcome-dan-williams-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-ui-ux/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Our next big #LibreOffice update is coming, in February! Help to test the new features, and report issues so we can make the final release rock-solid: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2025/12/03/libreoffice-26-2-alpha1-is-available-for-testing/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

LibreOffice has never once insulted my intelligence by unhelpfully popping up to ask if I want help writing a document.

It just sits there, silently awaiting my input. #LibreOffice

Microsoft 365 Family kostet selbst im Black-Friday-Deal noch rund 100 €. Für ein Abo, das lokal kaum Mehrwert bietet, ständig Online-Zwang mitbringt und Daten an Microsoft schickt.
#LibreOffice ist kostenlos, läuft offline, respektiert eure Privatsphäre und gehört euch – kein Abo, keine Telemetrie, kein Lock-in.

/kuk

@pallenberg Ich habe Office365 durch #Libreoffice und #Thunderbird ersetzt. Windows bleibt leider trotzdem mein Betriebssystem, weil meine Banking- und Steuersoftware von Lexware nur darunter läuft.

Und "Nein":
Bei der Steuersoftware wäre ich wechselwillig, meinen Finanzmanager hingegen ziehe ich nicht um.

Die Softwareschmieden sollten zum Wechsel auf Linux ermuntert werden.

LibreOffice has never once insulted my intelligence by unhelpfully popping up to ask if I want help writing a document.

It just sits there, silently awaiting my input. #LibreOffice

Microsoft 365 Family kostet selbst im Black-Friday-Deal noch rund 100 €. Für ein Abo, das lokal kaum Mehrwert bietet, ständig Online-Zwang mitbringt und Daten an Microsoft schickt.
#LibreOffice ist kostenlos, läuft offline, respektiert eure Privatsphäre und gehört euch – kein Abo, keine Telemetrie, kein Lock-in.

/kuk