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The big question is: Is the aim to have the best possible software integration? Or is it about freedom from MS and contributing to open source? If it's softwar
by periheli0n 5y ago
The big question is: Is the aim to have the best possible software integration? Or is it about freedom from MS and contributing to open source?
If it's software integration, MS is hard to beat. It comes at the price of total dependence.
If it's about freedom then going full open source is great. But the cost in efficiency is huge, since the OSS alternatives will never be as streamlined as MS's stuff. not having to spend money on licenses is great but a lot of extra footwork will be required to get the job done.
- BlueTemplar 5y agoAnd Germany is unable to find and pay programmers to make Libre Office better ?
- periheli0n 5y agoSalaries are part of the problem; there is a very rigid salary structure in Germany's civil service. The salary band in which programmers would fall is OK but not overly attractive. There is very little headroom to pay talented developers a salary that could compete with what they get elsewhere.