Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.uk · 2 months agoOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10cross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.orgbuyeuropean@feddit.uk
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Buy European@feddit.uk · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilinkcross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.orgbuyeuropean@feddit.uk
minus-squaretabarnaski@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoAnd, several countries have laws that favor purchasing the cheapest solutions in the public sector. So a part of the legal argument already exists.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThe trick is that Microsoft lobbied enough to make sure that no other viable solution exists, so they are technically the cheapest. Not even kidding. Ms Office has no legal alternative in many countries.
And, several countries have laws that favor purchasing the cheapest solutions in the public sector. So a part of the legal argument already exists.
The trick is that Microsoft lobbied enough to make sure that no other viable solution exists, so they are technically the cheapest. Not even kidding. Ms Office has no legal alternative in many countries.