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Technical notes and field experience on Linux, free software and digital sovereignty.

Office 2016, 2019 and 2021 end of support: move to LibreOffice

Office 2016, 2019 and 2021 no longer get patches. LibreOffice opens your Word and Excel files with no licence, no new Office purchase and no subscription.

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Data Act: switching cloud provider free of charge from 12 January 2027

The EU Data Act bans cloud switching charges from 12 January 2027. Deadlines, exportable data, limits, and what it changes for leaving Microsoft 365.

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Leaving Microsoft 365: a one-off cost, then no more licences

Microsoft 365 prices rose 22 to 40% since 2021. Leaving is paid once, then Nextcloud and LibreOffice have no per-user licence.

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End of Windows 10: keep your computers, move to Linux

Windows 10 no longer gets free patches and Windows 11 rejects many computers. Zorin OS, a Linux close to Windows, keeps them in service.

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Microsoft Teams alternative: 4 open source, European options

Which alternative to Microsoft Teams? Nextcloud Talk, Visio, Matrix (Element, Tchap) and Jitsi Meet compared: video calls, chat, files, hosting, limits.

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SharePoint ends code-based sharing: move to Nextcloud

SharePoint and OneDrive now require an Entra B2B guest account for each partner. Nextcloud keeps protected link sharing, on a server in your name.

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Our approach to free software

Why Hebeko deploys only free software, and how we make your teams autonomous.

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