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It actually gives strength to what Munich did. They proved that it was possible to swap. So Barcelona doesn't have such a political tricky situation as there is
by icc97 9y ago
It actually gives strength to what Munich did. They proved that it was possible to swap. So Barcelona doesn't have such a political tricky situation as there is a pre-existing example.
Let's hope that more follow Barcelona.
Barcelona is possibly taking an easier approach. That is, replace the easier things like Office and IE.
I've done similar things. So where as my software has to use IIS and Windows servers, I use Firefox, Thunderbird and Libre Office for everything with the odd exception. It means for me having a dual boot machine is fairly easy as all software usage is the same.
You occasionally do have compatibility issues with Office but it doesn't have to. The more using it the better.
- luma 9y agoI'm not sure how Munich "proved it was possible". The user community disliked it so much they are now switching back. They proved that it cost the city a lot of money in the transition (both times), and those costs have nothing to do with licensing. "Free" is only "free" so long as you and your user's time carries no value.
- icc97 9y agoThey switched over for 7 years, they got the initial political support required to switch over, they created their own distribution. So I regard that as having shown that it is possible to switch. This is purely showing that getting over the first hurdle is possible. They then showed what to what lengths MS will go to lobby against it, so Barcelona can be better prepared for the next hurdle. These are all fairly massive achievements.
- deknos 9y agonot the users. the mayor and city council.