The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year.
I'm sure Zentrum Digitale Souveränität (npub1u0l…wvvv) could build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use.
#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalCommons #FOSS
Jan Penfrat
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2026-02-11 10:35:55 UTC
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