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Swiss Canton Abandons Linux Migration

Posted by timothy on from the eaten-employees-eh? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Swiss canton Solothurn has put a stop to their ongoing migration to Linux. [Original, in German.] The project started in 2001, and has been under harsh public criticism ever since. The responsible CIO resigned this summer. Solothurn plans to convert all desktop computers to Windows 7 in 2011."

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  1. I think I see what the problem was by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Delays in the implementation, immature software, half-eaten staff,

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    1. Re:I think I see what the problem was by audunr · · Score: 4, Funny

      Finally, the year of Linux on the dinner table!

    2. Re:I think I see what the problem was by Bogtha · · Score: 4, Funny

      What do you expect? The baker had no more croissants.

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    3. Re:I think I see what the problem was by maxwell+demon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Personalized searches I've heard of. But personalized translations are new to me. I get: "Delays in the implementation, immature software, eaten employees"

      Actually the German text contains "angefressene Mitarbeiter"; while "angefressen" literally indeed means "partially eaten", this is an idiomatic usage in which it means "angry".

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    4. Re:I think I see what the problem was by mickwd · · Score: 3, Funny

      Must have been some kind of byte-overflow error.

  2. Employees Eaten by Linux Torvalds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    Delays in the implementation, immature software, eaten employees...

    It's no wonder Linux never got off the ground, if employees have to fear being eaten, then there's something seriously bad about the implementation.

    Although I'm hoping this is just a Google Translation error, but seeing how many billions of dollars Google has to refine its programs, I'm doubtful that this is anything but a perfect translation.

    My condolences to the employees who were eaten by Linux.

    1. Re:Employees Eaten by Linux Torvalds by Jeek+Elemental · · Score: 2, Funny

      maybe they use 64 bite linux

  3. Re:translation hard to understand... by lxs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Powerpoint kills meetings dead.

  4. Re:The problem with the Swiss ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He apparently forget to mention that they have no sense of humour.

    Now run along, I'm sure there are cuckoo clocks that need winding, or cheese to be drilled, or stolen money that needs to be laundered.