Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (mostly) for Libreoffice
Posted3 months agoActive3 months ago
news.itsfoss.comTechstory
supportivepositive
Debate
10/100
LibreofficeMicrosoft OfficeOpen Source SoftwareGovernment Adoption
Key topics
Libreoffice
Microsoft Office
Open Source Software
Government Adoption
Austria's armed forces have largely replaced Microsoft Office with LibreOffice, marking a significant adoption of open-source software in a government institution, with the community generally welcoming the move as a positive step towards open-source adoption.
Snapshot generated from the HN discussion
Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
4m
Peak period
1
0-1h
Avg / period
1
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Oct 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM EDT
3 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Oct 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM EDT
4m after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
1 comments in 0-1h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Oct 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM EDT
3 months ago
Step 04
Generating AI Summary...
Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns
ID: 45455438Type: storyLast synced: 11/20/2025, 4:47:35 PM
Want the full context?
Jump to the original sources
Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.
It makes a joke of departments claiming to change after reactionary news as we have seen recently and taken at face value on Hacker News who have never done a project evidently.
At 5 years it would be one of the shortest timelines compared to similar projects if they can pull this off. Good luck.
This will obviously cost them a lot of $, but it will be interesting to see if it was to become more popular if it could save money in Austria if expanded.