Lyon is ditching Microsoft software for Linux, OnlyOffice, and PostgreSQL, joining Denmark and Germany in a push for open-source tools.

France's third-largest city, Lyon, is the latest European city to have ditched Microsoft Office in favor of open-source ...

Governments have shifted away from Windows as a default in the past, but this is a pretty high profile one. Denmark is a ...

Two of Denmark’s biggest municipalities are saying no to US cloud services in the latest move by European governments to ...

In Denmark’s case, two other major cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, also want to phase out Microsoft software. Both municipalities cited President Trump's contentious stance toward Europe as a reason.

Denmark's Ministry for Digital Affairs has begun replacing Microsoft Office 365 with LibreOffice and is exploring wider ...

Denmark's Agency for Digital Government has announced plans to phase out Microsoft software across its offices in favour of open source alternatives, joining a growing European movement ...

Denmark’s initiative is not without precedent. More than a decade ago, Germany, most notably the city of Munich, attempted to replace Microsoft products with Linux and LibreOffice.

Several European governments and organizations have decided to drop Microsoft products like Office or Windows in favor of open-source equivalents. Here's why.