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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux#Timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux#Timeline has the timeline of back and forth between Microsoft and Linux
by felixr 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux#Timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux#Timeline has the timeline of back and forth between Microsoft and Linux
- andai 6y agoSeptember 2016 - Microsoft moves its German headquarters to Munich[36] February 2017 - Politicians discuss proposals to replace the Linux-based OS used across the council with a Windows 10-based client.[37] October 2017 - Once seen as a stalwart supporter of open source, the city council last week said that running a Linux-based operating system on its PCs would not be cost efficient in the long run.[38] November 2017 - The city council decided that LiMux will be replaced by a Windows-based infrastructure by the end of 2020. The costs for the migration are estimated to be around 90 million Euros.[39] May 2020 - Newly elected politicians in Munich take a U-turn and implement a plan to go back to the original plan of migrating to LiMux.[40]
- agustif 6y agoAnd that's pretty much the reason anything is not fixed/properly built in government software or anything really, every 4 years scrap everything and start from scratch is not sustainable
- murermader 6y agoI guess the sad thing is that it really is sustainable, since taxpayers won't stop paying taxes.