Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and return to Windows

Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by massysett on Saturday February 11, 2017 @08:33PM (#13626050)

I'm surprised the elected officials are so involved in deciding what desktop software is in use. I'm not sure whether to be impressed that they are this deep into details, or skeptical that politicians rather than professionals are making these decisions. Both I guess. I just can't imagine the council in any US jurisdiction meddling in what desktop OS is chosen throughout the jurisdiction.

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by CaptSpify on Saturday February 11, 2017 @09:07PM (#13626208)

I would imagine that the cost difference is enough to get their attention

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by Sylos on Sunday February 12, 2017 @03:47AM (#13627471)

Reportedly, they haven't even looked at the costs of moving back to Windows yet, nor is there any indication of this actually saving money in the long run.

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