Denmark’s Strategic Leap Replacing Microsoft Office 365 with LibreOffice for Digital Independence

Linux Journal
6 hours 1 minute ago
by George Whittaker

In the summer of 2025, Denmark’s government put forward a major policy change in its digital infrastructure: moving away from using Microsoft Office 365, and in part, open-source its operations with LibreOffice. Below is an original account of what this entails, why it matters, how it’s being done, and what the risks and opportunities are.

What’s Changing and What’s Not

  • The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs has committed to replacing Microsoft Office 365 with LibreOffice.

  • Earlier reports said that Windows would also be entirely swapped-out for Linux, but those reports have since been corrected: Windows will remain in use on many devices for now.

  • For LibreOffice, the adoption is being phased: about half of the ministry’s employees will begin using LibreOffice (and possibly Linux in some instances) in the summer months; the rest are expected to transition by autumn.

Why Denmark Is Making This Move Digital Sovereignty & Dependence

A primary driver is the concern over reliance on large foreign tech companies, especially suppliers based outside Europe. By reducing dependency on proprietary software controlled by corporations abroad, Denmark aims to gain more control over its data, security, and updates.

Cost and Licensing

Proprietary software comes with licensing fees, recurring costs, and often tied contracts. Adopting open-source alternatives like LibreOffice can potentially reduce those long-term expenditures.

Security, Transparency, Flexibility

Open-source software tends to allow more auditability, quicker patching, and the ability to adapt tools or software behavior to specific local or regulatory requirements.

Implementation Plan & Timeline Phase What happens Approximate Timing Phase 1 Begin by moving about 50% of Ministry of Digital Affairs employees to LibreOffice (and in selected cases, using Linux tools) Summer 2025 (mid-year) Phase 2 Full transition of the ministry’s office productivity tasks away from Microsoft Office 365 to LibreOffice Autumn 2025

 

“Full” here is understood in the scope of office productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheets, slides, etc.), not necessarily replacing all legacy systems or moving everything off Windows.

Challenges & Concerns

While the vision is ambitious, there are several hurdles:

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[Testing Update] 2025-09-18 - Kernels, NVIDIA, PipeWire, KDE Gear & Frameworks

Manjaro Linux
12 hours ago

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. This will be mostly the last update to our Zetar release cycle. Please test it thru and let us know if there are any issues left …

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Linux Foundation Newsletter: September 2025

Linux Foundation
1 day 3 hours ago

Welcome to the September  2025 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter.

Summer is ending, Fall is approaching and the world of open source is as busy as ever. Over the last month, the LF welcomed exciting open source projects and innovations, celebrated major new milestones and launched groundbreaking research. Thank you to all the contributors, maintainers,members and staff driving this impact forward!

Here are more of this month’s highlights:

What’s Next?

Read on for more news, research, and opportunities from across the Linux Foundation.

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A Shell Script to Monitor Disk Usage and Send an Alert if it Exceeds 80%

Techmint
1 day 17 hours ago
The post A Shell Script to Monitor Disk Usage and Send an Alert if it Exceeds 80% first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’ve ever run a Linux system in production or even just kept a personal server, you’ll know that running

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Valve Survey Reveals Slight Retreat in Steam-on-Linux Share

Linux Journal
2 days 6 hours ago
by George Whittaker Introduction

Steam’s monthly Hardware & Software Survey, published by Valve, offers a window into what operating systems, hardware, and software choices its user base is making. It has become a key barometer for understanding trends in PC gaming, especially for less dominant platforms like Linux. The newest data shows that Linux usage among Steam users has edged downward subtly. While the drop is small, it raises interesting questions about momentum, hardware preferences, and what might lie ahead for Linux gaming.

This article dives into the latest numbers, explores what may be pushing them to abandon Steam, and considers what it means for Linux users, developers, and Valve itself.

Recent Figures: What the Data Shows

  • June 2025 Survey Outcome: In June, Linux’s slice of Steam’s user base stood at 2.57%, down from approximately 2.69% in May — a decrease of 0.12 percentage points.

  • Year-Over-Year Comparison: Looking back to June 2024, the Linux share was around 2.08%, so even with this recent slip, there’s still an upward trend compared to a year ago.

  • Distribution Among Linux Users: A significant portion of Linux gamers are using Valve’s own SteamOS Holo (currying sizable usage numbers via Steam Deck and similar devices). In June, roughly one-third of the Linux user group was on SteamOS Holo.

  • Hardware Insights:

    • Among Linux users, AMD CPUs dominate: about 69% of Linux gamers use AMD in June.

    • Contrast that with the Windows-only survey, where Intel still has about 60% CPU share to AMD’s 39%.

Interpreting the Slip: What Might Be Behind the Dip

Though the drop is modest, a number of factors likely combine to produce it. Here are possible causes:

  1. Statistical Noise & Normal Fluctuation Monthly survey results tend to vary a bit, especially for smaller share percentages. A 0.12% decrease could simply be part of the normal ebb and flow.

  2. Sampling and Survey Methodology

    • Survey participation may shift by region, language, hardware type, or time of year. If fewer Linux users participated in a given month, the percentage would drop even if absolute numbers stayed flat.

    • Language shifts in Steam’s usage have shown up before; changes in how many users set certain settings or respond could affect results.

    • Latency or delays in uploading or processing survey data might also contribute to anomalies.

  3. External Hardware & Platform Trends

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