German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice

Posted by escalibur@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 375 comments

Quite huge move, considering the number of PCs. ​ Last time I tried LibreOffice, as good as it was it was nowhere near on MS Office level. I really wanted to like it but it was a mess, especially if you modify the documents made by the MS Office and vice versa. Has anyone tested the current state of LibreOffice? ​ Sources: [https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/) Another link which might be related to this decision: https://www.edps.europa.eu/system/files/2024-03/EDPS-2024-05-European-Commission\_s-use-of-M365-infringes-data-protection-rules-for-EU-institutions-and-bodies\_EN.pdf