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Lyon has confirmed plans to pull the plug on some Microsoft softwareEuropean and open source software are the preferred alternativesOther European cities are making similar movesFrance's third-largest ...

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If you can't afford Microsoft’s $150 suite of office tools, there’s a web-based version that’s free to use—and nearly just as ...

As Windows 10 support ends later this year, one foundation makes the case for switching to Linux and LibreOffice over ...

nopCommerce is the best open-source eCommerce platform. nopCommerce is free, and it is the most popular ASP.NET Core shopping cart. nopCommerce architecture follows well-known software patterns and ...