CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@forthy42 @missqarnstein @chrisstoecker
https://fediscience.org/@BioGeoBryce/116165012751008698

@proscience Yes, the discussion was instigated when IT read a question i added to a list preparing for the next all-hands meeting

@humanhorseshoes
Not really... but to be fair, it was mostly about perceived risks and sensitivities, rather than concrete vulnerabilities.

I had a long discussion on #digitalsovereignty with our IT chief today after I complained openly about being forced to use Microsoft suite

I was informed that:
1) there is no #OpenSource alternative appropriate for a medium sized research institute like ours

2) my data privacy concerns were an ungrounded conspiracy theory

3) employees either don't want to use open alternatives to #USTech or are too inept to do so

4) open alternatives at the enterprise scale cost money and are therefore not competitive with Microsoft

5) partners in the #HorizonEU that I (will) coordinate need to offer their own solutions if they don't want to use #MSTeams

Happy #DIday y'all