Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 1)

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:51:52 +0200

Many government departments around the world are moving away from vendor lock-in by tech giants, and switching to free and open source software like LibreOffice. This helps with privacy, security, and digital sovereignty. One such example is the Austrian Military (Bundesheer), which has moved 16,000 PCs from Microsoft Office to