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Munich Open Source Switch 'Completed Successfully'

Posted by timothy on from the austin-should-follow-suit dept.

Qedward writes "Munich's switch to open source software has been successfully completed, with the vast majority of the public administration's users now running its own version of Linux, city officials said today. In one of the premier open source software deployments in Europe, the city migrated from Windows NT to LiMux, its own Linux distribution. LiMux incorporates a fully open source desktop infrastructure. The city also decided to use the Open Document Format (ODF) as a standard, instead of proprietary options. Ten years after the decision to switch, the LiMux project will now go into regular operation, the Munich City council said."

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  1. good for them! by lyapunov · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a pleasant surprise.

    Hopefully the near 12 million pound savings can be expanded upon and cause others to follow suit.

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    Either give it away or get top dollar, but never sell yourself cheap.
  2. ODF by jones_supa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The decision to prefer ODF as the document format is my favorite part here. Office and its DOCX format is pretty much the last big thing holding people to the Microsoft monoculture. More ODF files should be put into circulation in the business world.

  3. Re:Other Motives by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Microsoft's claims are based on speculation and estimates and blatant self-interest.

    FTFY.