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Is This the Year of Linux?

The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs has decided to cut ties with Microsoft Windows and Office and adopt Linux and LibreOffice.

As first reported by Politiken (https://politiken.dk/viden/tech/art10437680/Caroline-Stage-udfaser-Microsoft-i-Digitaliseringsministeriet), Denmark is poised to make a major change with regard to the software it uses.

The migration from Windows/Office to Linux/LibreOffice will take place between June and August for half of the Ministry of Digital Affairs, and the rest of the staff will follow suit during the months of September and November.

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