It’s not because open-source is better, although I would argue that it is, but because Denmark wants to claim “digital sovereignty.” In the States, you probably haven’t heard that phrase…
  • Jramskov@feddit.dkEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Very misleading title. No, we are not, not any time soon. Denmark is very much a Microsoft country and there’s so many dependencies, it is simple not realistic to do it anytime soon. I only heard of a test in a government department, sorry.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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      3 months ago

      LOL this article cites ZDNet, which cites thelocal.dk, which cites politiken.dk, which is written in Danish and paywalled so…I think this is the best source we’re going to get:

      [Denmark’s Minister for Digitisation Caroline] Stage confirmed the strategy in an interview with newspaper Politiken in which she said that Microsoft products are to be phased out at the Ministry of Digitisation.

      So, not the entire gov, just one branch.