@DustinB3403 said in Microsoft alternative - open source project?:
This is the part that CERN's team is pissed about.
TL:DR CERN's contract with Microsoft as an Academic institution pricing was revoked, and priced jacked way the hell up.
A prime example is that CERN has enjoyed special conditions for the use of Microsoft products for the last 20 years, by virtue of its status as an “academic institution”. However, recently, the company has decided to revoke CERN’s academic status, a measure that took effect at the end of the previous contract in March 2019, replaced by a new contract based on user numbers, increasing the license costs by more than a factor of ten. Although CERN has negotiated a ramp-up profile over ten years to give the necessary time to adapt, such costs are not sustainable.However, recently, the company has decided to revoke CERN’s academic status, a measure that took effect at the end of the previous contract in March 2019, replaced by a new contract based on user numbers, increasing the license costs by more than a factor of ten.
Anticipating this situation, the IT department created the Microsoft Alternatives project, MAlt, a year ago.
Yep.
