Germany leaves Microsoft and announces that it will install Linux and free software

Germany, like millions of users around the world, decided to leave MicrosoftThe state of the European country confirmed that it initiated the cleaning process that will eradicate the use of technological software and services in all state offices. The goal is to migrate to open source software to restore your data management.

In accordance with France24The authorities of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, said that They will stop using Microsoft services, such as Office, Outlook and TeamsThe field of North Germany is supposed to install Libreoffice on computers of state offices, while Open-XChege will be used as an alternative to e-mail management and calendar.

Dirk Shredter, Minister of Digitalization of Schleswig-Holstein, said that The goal is to restore control of the state digital operationsThe minister added that this measure will reduce its dependence on large technological ones, guaranteeing Digital sovereignty in your operations and data managementThe field idea is that after three months there is not a single public server that uses Microsoft software and tools.

“As a state, we are of great responsibility for our citizens and companies to ensure the security of their data,” Schredter said. “We must make sure that we have control over computer solutions that we always use, and that we can act independently.”

Although this measure seems radical, the truth is that migration in an open source scheme began in Schleswig-Holstein in 2023. The minister explained that half of 60,000 employees working in the government will begin to use tools Open source codeThe field is the target He gets rid not only of typical applications such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint, but Windows In the short term.

Not only Germany: Microsoft loses its position before free software in Europe

Germany is not the only one who leaves Microsoft. A few days ago, Caroline Stage is Olsen, Minister of Ocyphation of Denmark, said that The government will migrate from Windows to Linux, and its employees will stop using the officeThe field, as in the German city, the Denmark strategy is to restore control of its cloud data and services.

In an interview PoliticalOlsen said that digital sovereignty is a priority for all state institutions. Some cities in Denmark They no longer use the office from the intervention of the Donald Trump administrationThe field of this happened a month ago, when the prosecutor from the International Criminal Court lost access to his e -mail after Microsoft canceled his account after receiving US sanction.

While advertising is focused only on time periods to switch to an open source scheme, Schleswig-Holstein proposed a detailed plan. Schredter shared Steps for Germany to leave Microsoft, which include alternatives of free software At different levels and training plan for the first 30,000 migration employees.

City Germany will accept the Opendocument format as a standard And he will use products such as NextCloud, Open X-Change, Thunderbird, Libreoffice and District, which will replace Windows. In addition, they will develop a catalog service and a solution for telephony with open source, which will replace Telekom-Flexport.