Clemensclemens@mathstodon.xyz
Oct 11, 2026, 7:37 AMShouldn't we maybe try to get organised and at least tell our bosses that what happened to the ICC means that we must not rely on Microsoft products entirely?
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TanebTaneb@hacksrus.xyzOct 11, 2026, 7:41 AM@clemens And services provided by US companies more generally, as the US government can pressure any of them similarly should it have the desire. Microsoft is hardly unique in this regard. But over the last few decades, there's been a worrying amount of consolidation in that direction....
Oct 11, 2026, 7:50 AM@clemens
I'm absolutely appalled that when that happened there wasn't an immediate announcement by at least half of the EU governments on divesting from Microsoft software...And to this day it's baffling that more hasn't been done in that direction.
Oct 11, 2026, 9:09 AM@clemens well we should at least direct them to
OpenDesk
MijnBureau
La Suite
Seems like a good set of open source exemplars, especially if we note that: if you can host your own VLE you can look at hosting groupware for Digital Sovereignty…
- Clemensclemens@mathstodon.xyzOct 11, 2026, 9:45 AM
@jfdm At this stage I don't think our job is already to point out obviously available alternatives. The key point to get across is that the current setup is highly risky, unethical and thus *requires* changing.