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... that the German government developed the free and open-source OpenDesk office suite with less than 0.1% of the amount it spent on proprietary software?

Source: Golem reported in August 2024 that, on an annual basis, the German government funded OpenDesk with less than 0.1% of the amount it had been spending on proprietary software.^[1]^: 1

ALT1: ... that the International Criminal Court decided to switch from Microsoft Office to OpenDesk after its chief prosecutor was disconnected from his Microsoft-hosted email account? Source: In response to US president Donald Trump's imposition of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was followed by the ICC's chief prosecutor Karim Khan being disconnected from his Microsoft-hosted email account, the ICC announced in October 2025 that it would switch from Microsoft Office to OpenDesk.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
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^ Feilner, Markus (5 August 2024). "Zendis: Ein unterschätztes Open-Source-Projekt auf Expansionskurs" [Zendis: An underestimated open-source project on an expansion course]. Golem (in German). pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Die Microsoft-365-Alternative setzt dazu auf sieben bewährte Open-Source-Werkzeuge, deren Auswahl noch aus Zeiten von Dataport stammt und die Schritt für Schritt modernisiert werden soll. Kritiker monieren, das gehe sehr langsam, auch weil es mit bescheidenen Mitteln geschehe: Der Bund gibt dafür knapp ein Tausendstel dessen aus, was er Jahr für Jahr in proprietäre Softwarelizenzen zahlt. Damit, so die häufigste Kritik, könne man keine konkurrenzfähige Lösung bauen und betreiben. [The Microsoft 365 alternative relies on seven proven open source tools, which were selected back in the Dataport era and are to be modernized step by step. Critics complain that this is happening very slowly, partly because it is being done with modest resources: the federal government is spending just under one-thousandth of what it pays each year for proprietary software licenses. The most common criticism is that this is not enough to build and operate a competitive solution.]
^ Jennings-Trace, Ellen (31 October 2025). "The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft software for an open source alternative". TechRadar. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is looking to replace its internal work environments to move away from US-made software in fear of retaliation from the US administration. [...] Early in 2025, Chief Prosecutor for the ICC Kamrin Khan, after being hit with sanctions from the Trump administration, was disconnected from his email service.
^ "Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Wechsel zu deutschem Officepaket nach US-Sanktionen" [International Criminal Court: Change to German office suite after US sanctions]. Der Spiegel (in German). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) stellt einem Medienbericht zufolge seine Bürosoftware von Microsoft auf den Prüfstand und will diese durch das deutsche Programmpaket OpenDesk ersetzen. [...] Die US-Regierung hatte wiederholt Sanktionen gegen Richter und Ankläger des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs verhängt. Im Sommer wurde bekannt, dass der Chefankläger Karim Khan seit Anfang des Jahres keinen Zugriff mehr auf seine dienstlichen E-Mails hatte, die auf der Infrastruktur von Microsoft lagen. [According to a media report, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is reviewing its Microsoft office software and plans to replace it with the German software package OpenDesk. [...] The US government had repeatedly imposed sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. In the summer, it was revealed that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan had been unable to access his official emails, which were hosted on Microsoft's infrastructure, since the beginning of the year.]
^ Robinson, Dan (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office". The Register. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The ICC will switch from Microsoft's productivity wares to openDesk, an open source office and collaboration suite provided by the Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. [...] ICC's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan reportedly lost access to his Microsoft email account.
^ Allen, Tom (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court drops Microsoft for open source". Computing. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. ...the ICC has since confirmed that it is moving its internal work environment from Microsoft Office to openDesk, an open source software suite designed for the public sector.

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[Feilner-2024-1] Feilner, Markus (5 August 2024). "Zendis: Ein unterschätztes Open-Source-Projekt auf Expansionskurs" [Zendis: An underestimated open-source project on an expansion course]. Golem (in German). pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Die Microsoft-365-Alternative setzt dazu auf sieben bewährte Open-Source-Werkzeuge, deren Auswahl noch aus Zeiten von Dataport stammt und die Schritt für Schritt modernisiert werden soll. Kritiker monieren, das gehe sehr langsam, auch weil es mit bescheidenen Mitteln geschehe: Der Bund gibt dafür knapp ein Tausendstel dessen aus, was er Jahr für Jahr in proprietäre Softwarelizenzen zahlt. Damit, so die häufigste Kritik, könne man keine konkurrenzfähige Lösung bauen und betreiben. [The Microsoft 365 alternative relies on seven proven open source tools, which were selected back in the Dataport era and are to be modernized step by step. Critics complain that this is happening very slowly, partly because it is being done with modest resources: the federal government is spending just under one-thousandth of what it pays each year for proprietary software licenses. The most common criticism is that this is not enough to build and operate a competitive solution.]

[2] Jennings-Trace, Ellen (31 October 2025). "The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft software for an open source alternative". TechRadar. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is looking to replace its internal work environments to move away from US-made software in fear of retaliation from the US administration. [...] Early in 2025, Chief Prosecutor for the ICC Kamrin Khan, after being hit with sanctions from the Trump administration, was disconnected from his email service.

[3] "Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Wechsel zu deutschem Officepaket nach US-Sanktionen" [International Criminal Court: Change to German office suite after US sanctions]. Der Spiegel (in German). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) stellt einem Medienbericht zufolge seine Bürosoftware von Microsoft auf den Prüfstand und will diese durch das deutsche Programmpaket OpenDesk ersetzen. [...] Die US-Regierung hatte wiederholt Sanktionen gegen Richter und Ankläger des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs verhängt. Im Sommer wurde bekannt, dass der Chefankläger Karim Khan seit Anfang des Jahres keinen Zugriff mehr auf seine dienstlichen E-Mails hatte, die auf der Infrastruktur von Microsoft lagen. [According to a media report, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is reviewing its Microsoft office software and plans to replace it with the German software package OpenDesk. [...] The US government had repeatedly imposed sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. In the summer, it was revealed that Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan had been unable to access his official emails, which were hosted on Microsoft's infrastructure, since the beginning of the year.]

[4] Robinson, Dan (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office". The Register. Retrieved 25 January 2026. The ICC will switch from Microsoft's productivity wares to openDesk, an open source office and collaboration suite provided by the Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. [...] ICC's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan reportedly lost access to his Microsoft email account.

[5] Allen, Tom (31 October 2025). "International Criminal Court drops Microsoft for open source". Computing. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026. ...the ICC has since confirmed that it is moving its internal work environment from Microsoft Office to openDesk, an open source software suite designed for the public sector.

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