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Munich Decides On Debian

Posted by Zonk on from the home-of-lager dept.

RichiH writes "Notwithstanding the recent craze about Ubuntu and the negative effects this might have, the german city of Munich chose Debian as the base for its LiMux project. Gonicus and SoftCon are the companies who were chosen to achieve this feat. With 14,000 desktops, this is one of the largest Linux transistions ever, even prompting Microsoft's Steve Balmer to offer a rebate of 90%. Other /. coverage here here and here."

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  1. Long time planning. by Short+Circuit · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This has been in the planning stage for a long time. Much as I love the almighty Penguin, I'll believe this when I see it.

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    1. Re:Long time planning. by xoboots · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Who says this is a "Take that, Ubuntu!" ?? Just because the submitter suggested as much with his link to that retarded "controversy" the other day? Its all just meaningless flak. No doubt Munich chose the Debian distros they did (German) for the same reason that Suse was originally conisdered. No doubt SUse is not considered now just because it is now a foreign corporate entitity -- just like MS. Of course governments are going to want to support local ventures -- and why not? With Linux, they can. Everyone doesn't have to run distro "x" and it is possible to have many winners.

  2. Re:Not cheap enough by ajrs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, you would have to pay me a lot more than $20 to give up linux for XP.

  3. Ballmer can kiss my !@# by KingBahamut · · Score: 3, Insightful

    with his rebates. I think M$ is so vicious in their borg like behavior that giving an entire group of 14,000 users a 90% rebate is just a sign of what theyll do to keep their userbase in Europe. Something I fear that they have clearly lost already. Why doesnt Ballmer just give them Windows for free and see if that will denth their $800,000,000+ settlement by the EU?

    Questions to be answered.

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  4. Re:Uh, Novell, SUSE, hello???! by indifferent+children · · Score: 4, Interesting

    SuSE would have been a shoo-in had it not been bought by an American company. This is not an anti-European rant, but companies and governments (especially) look for 'local' companies to deal with. When Novell bought SuSE, Europe lost its local distro, and buying SuSE has the same trade-balance effect as buying from M$.

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  5. 90%? by booch · · Score: 3, Insightful
    A 90% price cut? That's pretty incredible. To me it says one of 2 things:
    • The company makes more than 90% profit on every copy of Windows they sell.
    • Microsoft was attempting to "dump" the software for less than their cost, and should be prosecuted for that crime.
    If it's the first one, then people and companies need to start paying attention. If it's the second one, then the government(s) need to start paying attention.
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