CERN opts for open-source software in light of Microsoft price hikes

[OJFord]

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2019/06/cern-opts-for-open-source-software-in-light-of-microsoft-price-hikes

[votepaunchy]

Additional discussion of the project announcement with 73 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20166070

[Mountain_Skies]

Is there an open source version of Comic Sans?

[robmiller → Mountain_Skies]

I do love that my kids' birth certificates from King County (which Redmond is within) is printed in a Comic Sans variant. Reap what you sow.

[m-p-3 → Mountain_Skies]

http://comicneue.com/, SIL Open Font License

[xvilka]

Do they have a complete list of alternatives required? Because official MALT link requires authentication.

[sllabres → xvilka]

a link from the other thread (20166070) to reddit links to this image: https://i.imgur.com/ey47BlL.png

[notimetorelax]

I wonder who at Microsoft handled this relationship and what pressure are they under now.