The German government actually started and funded quite a few projects supporting FOSS development over the past few years. For example, ZenDis was founded in 2022 to develop open-source software for the public administration. They are the driving force behind openDesk, which is shaping up to be a great office- and collaboration suite. Also, there's the Sovereign Tech Agency, where open-source projects can apply for direct funding. The available funds aren't as big as I'd like them to be, but it's not as if there's no funding coming from the German government.

This is the first I've heard of OpenDesk. What makes it specific to "public administration," vs. regular business?

ZenDis has the specific task of improving FOSS software for use by government agencies, so Germany's public administration is simply their primary focus in their development work. I honestly don't have enough experience with different collaboration suites to pinpoint any major feature differences.

Thanks. The software's homepage also cites its target of "public administration," so I'm curious as to what it might lack for private companies or projects.

This is straight up false.

SteamOS is not limited to playing games distributed on Steam. It's a Desktop PC running an optimized interface by default. You are always just three button presses away from launching Desktop Mode and installing whatever you want, as long as its either made for Linux or runs using a compatibility layer.

I'd even argue that a device like the Steam Deck, with its open approach in almost every design choice, is a counterexample for "dumbed down devices". It has an easy-to-use UI for people who don't want to fiddle around with it, sure. But as even its operating system is, for the most part, open source, you have many more possibilities than you have on a proprietary platform like Windows if you want to tinker around with it.