14 Oct
2025
14 Oct
'25
4:33 p.m.
On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:17:56 +1300, Peter Reutemann quoted:
'But this move isn't about saving money. The real motivation is to gain digital sovereignty and control over critical data.'
Not the only one. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is getting rid of Microsoft Exchange and Outlook in favour of open-source alternatives, for much the same reason <https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-replaces-microsoft-exchange-and-outlook-with-open-source-email/>. This whole “digital sovereignty” business is big in Europe, and getting bigger. It’s no longer just talk -- there are significant amounts of money involved.