Austria's military switches from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
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Like we’re seeing in Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark and many other government bodies and organisations, the Austrian military (Bundesheer) has migrated 16,000 PCs from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice. As Heise reports, the main reasons behind the switch are to: strengthen digital sovereignty maintain independence of IT infrastructure ensure that data is processed in-house The initial plan to […]
  • Gnugit@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    11 days ago

    I was hyped when I read this as “Australian military…” still hyped for Austria but I am pretty sure there is no way in hell australia could be this progressive unfortunately.

    • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
      20·
      10 days ago

      More progressive than Austria is a freakishly low bar.

      I think this is more about national security than progressiveism. For any military to use Microsoft word at this point sounds irresponsible to the point of bordering treason.

  • TehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    11 days ago

    I think I need to get my brain checked again. I read that as ‘Autism military,’ The fact that I thought it was odd for a split second and then accepted it, makes me feel like we’ve all been going through some shit with the news stories of choice.