Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.uk · 1 year agoOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.orgbuyeuropean@feddit.uk
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.uk · 1 year agomessage-square3linkfedilinkcross-posted to: buyfromeu@feddit.orgbuyeuropean@feddit.uk
minus-squaretabarnaski@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.