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Munich Finally Starts to Embrace Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finally-taking-the-next-step dept.

sankyuu writes "After years of rumor and vacillation over fear of patents, the city of Munich has decided to trickle in its first 100 linux terminals. The floodgates are scheduled to fling open by 2008, when 80% of government PCs should be running Linux."

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  1. Germans are frightened of Muslims by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's a good thing Linux isn't offensive to Muslims (yet...). Otherwise the Germans would have to cancel the whole project.

  2. Re:Octoberfest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oktoberfest is currently running right now in Munich. It typically runs from the middle of September to the beginning of October. This year, the dates are: September 16 to October 3.

  3. Now I'll let my grandson upgrade my computer. by stinkbomb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For years and years my grandson the computer genius (he answers the phones when people have broken computers) has been pestering me to "upgrade" my computer to this linux thing. Now, he's smart and all, but I keep telling him - "not yet." Well, today is the day I've been waiting for. I've been keeping my eyes on the newspapers, waiting to read a certain combination of words - "Munich Finally Starts to Embrace Linux". Now that Munich, my "guidepost" to all things important in this world, has shown me the way, I'm finally ready for linux on my desktop.