LXer: Berlin is about to switch to Linux, too

LXer · 12-09-2005, 05:51 PM

Published at LXer:

According to a report on Heise Online (currently German language only), the city of Berlin, capital of Germany, is very likely to switch to Linux as currently does Munich. 58.000 desktop PCs and and an unknown amount of servers could be affected

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alred · 12-11-2005, 06:23 AM

i suspect that the current government of Berlin city need to make some people unhappy in-order to embrace free softwares / open-source and these people are the one who are currently keep the city running and functioning ... still no trusting fraternity if something breaks i guess but i could be wrong with that ...

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KimVette · 12-11-2005, 04:54 PM

News story soon to follow: Microsoft files suit against the city of Berlin and starts a new "get the lies" FUD campaign in Germany.