Leaders in northern Germany condemned a shop owner in Flensburg for posting an antisemitic sign banning Jewish people, with officials filing a criminal complaint and emphasizing the rise of antisemitic incidents in the region, and planning a state action plan against antisemitism.
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is set to migrate approximately 30,000 government systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux, following plans to move off Microsoft Office in favor of open source LibreOffice. The government aims to achieve digital sovereignty, enhanced IT security, and cost efficiencies by switching to open source software, and plans to replace Microsoft Sharepoint and Exchange/Outlook with open source offerings. This move reflects a growing trend of government entities globally switching to Linux and open source technology, with Schleswig-Holstein aiming to learn from past failures and involve employees in the transition process.