Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux - here's why

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[ShadowAce]

[Kleon]

I just cannot find a Linux for a Conservative man without all the hippy dippy BS.

[Army Air Corps]

I’m listening...

[ComputerGuy]

open-source

Tell me again why that's a good thing.

[texas booster]

Can it be that companies are not happy with Teams?

Even when given “free” the cost of supporting it leads to much frustration.

Add in the hidden costs of Azure and the up front costs are the only reason everyone doesn’t switch. IMO.

[RitchieAprile]

So what are they using in place of Teams?

[ShadowAce]

Tell me again why that's a good thing.

1. No vendor lock-in
2. No unexpected (and uncontrolled) updates on someone else's schedule
3. No one claiming that (or least acting like) your hardware is theirs
4. No one saying that your hardware is too old
5. No one inspecting your data
6. No one claiming your data/IP/images are theirs
7. No financial demands unless you buy a commercial product
8. Your computer will be faster
9. Little to no virii to worry about
10. The ability to lock down you computer so NO ONE except you can get root/admin access--even if they know the password and have physical access

I'm sure there are other reasons, but I think that's enough to answer your question.

[ShadowAce]

There are several options, but I think Zoom is the largest vendor in that market.

[ShadowAce]

I just cannot find a Linux for a Conservative man without all the hippy dippy BS.

I can understand that.

However, also consider that you would not be required to financially support the distro. Once you start using it you will never see any political leanings of the devs as those msgs are not built into the UI.

[Openurmind]

https://www.tecmint.com/microsoft-teams-alternatives/

[ComputerGuy]

Thank you

[Nervous Tick]

>> I’m sure there are other reasons

How is Linux about aggressively forcing AI on the owner of the OS?

(I’m aware that I don’t actually “own” Windows, I “rent” it... and I’m THIS —><— CLOSE to scrapping it...)

[Getready]

Every Microsoft user can migrate over to Linux based os...
So many advantages of using your own customizable os...vs. being nickeled and dimed to death with forced upgrades, security issues, planned obsolescence, etc.

[Openurmind]

hippy dippy BS?

Microsoft is the wokest most Communist Corporation in the world. There is no getting completely away from liberals when talking tech. At least Linux is YOURS and belongs to no one but you.

[ShadowAce]

How is Linux about aggressively forcing AI on the owner of the OS?

The OS does not install ANYTHING you do not expressly install yourself. Linux (and all the the distros) does not force anything on you. You install what you want, when you want. You can uninstall anything at any time.

Your computer is yours to do with as you see fit.

[ShadowAce]

The OS does not install ANYTHING you do not expressly install yourself.

I will go ahead and make the obvious, but seemingly needed, disclaimer that any required dependencies (usually base libraries, and not other applications) for any application you install will be installed automatically.

That is the only exception I can come up with.

[Openurmind]

“How is Linux about aggressively forcing AI on the owner of the OS?”

I have seen absolutely zero so far... I don’t think it is ever going to happen unless you decide to opt into AI and do it yourself. Linux doesn’t force anything on users. Worst that gets is they “suggest” updates and the updates are safe, practical, and so far do not break stuff.

[Openurmind]

“I will go ahead and make the obvious, but seemingly needed, disclaimer that any required dependencies (usually base libraries, and not other applications) for any application you install will be installed automatically.”

And that is one of the most amazing features of Linux. When you choose to install an app it will self check your libraries for any extra needed dependencies for that app. And if they are not there it compiles a list and then asks you if you want to add these also. Then with just a click it also goes and fetches these too along with the app install as one slick install operation.

[Angelino97]

I've been using Open Office since the late 2000s. I recently switched to LibreOffice.

Windows 11 does enough spying on my computer usage without them also spying on me through MS Office.