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[โ€“] slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One German state, one French city, some Danish government organizations and two Austrian ministries. I wouldn't call that "gaining steam" and i hope the rest is following but wants to keep it under the radar.

[โ€“] addie@feddit.uk 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a lot compared to a year ago, no? And yeah, agencies tend to be very risk-averse, don't want to move to an unproven platform. A few success stories will help the rest follow.

Yeah military and economy are quite important ministries i guess. Hopefully the rest of big ol' Germany will watch closely and adapt. I think the whole Microsoft blocking e-mail accounts from ICC members event should have switched perspectives regarding risk aversion for quite some governments and agencies.