Open Source Software Coming to German Schools
With the recent announcement that six German states will be using Nextcloud as their digital school workspace, we once again see open-source software being combined with public tenders and commercial cloud solutions to bring digital infrastructure to the masses.
November 5, 2026 | Linux Association of Canada
Digital classrooms have become commonplace over the last several decades, whether through turning in homework, providing course materials, or simply allowing students to edit documents from home and on the go.
But there is one question that always comes up: Who will provide the infrastructure for our children's classrooms?
Well, it seems that Germany is going to be opening up that option to more people.
On November 3, 2026, German cloud provider IONOS and open-source software developer Nextcloud announced a partnership to provide a cloud solution that will be available to schools across six German states.
Not only will this allow schools to use a commercial cloud solution as an alternative to existing collaboration software suites, but…
