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Livermore council approves five‑year Microsoft 365 licensing while urging staff to explore open‑source pilots
Summary
The council approved consent items that included a five‑year recommendation to purchase Microsoft 365 licenses (more than $1 million cited by speakers) but several public commenters and council members urged the city to study open‑source alternatives and pilot smaller migrations during the five‑year window.
The Livermore City Council on March 9 approved consent calendar items that include a five‑year program for Microsoft 365 licensing, while council members and public commenters asked staff to continue exploring open‑source alternatives such as LibreOffice.
Alan Marling criticized the proposed Microsoft purchase, saying, "Not only is the thought of putting more money in the pocket of Bill Gates disgusting, but the quality of Microsoft is too low…
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