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FTA: > When the BSI (Germany's Federal Office for Information Security) > migrated back from Linux to Windows, a need to migrate their > end-to-end encryptio

by er4hn 5y ago

FTA: > When the BSI (Germany's Federal Office for Information Security) > migrated back from Linux to Windows, a need to migrate their > end-to-end encryption solution, based on GnuPG and KMail, was needed. What was the reason for going from Linux -> Windows? The original Windows -> Linux had plenty of articles about this, but I can't find any (english) articles on this change.

horstmeyer 5y ago
It was because Germany is a paradise for lobbyists, and Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. More info here: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html
- tw04 5y ago
  > Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. You’re probably going to need to cite that bold of a claim… Microsoft opened their German HQ in Munich in 2014. https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-munich/ https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-muni...
  - yosamino 5y ago
    Your link does not support this claim, it is dated 2018. They seem to have moved in 2016 > Opened in October 2016, the modern office building is the ideal venue for hosting contemporary work solutions. https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquarters-the-biggest-shift-since-the-industrial-revolution/ https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquart...
    - tw04 5y ago
      It absolutely supports my claim if you actually read what I posted. Per the link: >Microsoft Germany’s headquarters in Munich, which opened its doors four years ago, was designed with the modern workplace in mind, to ensure that employees and visitors alike are in an environment which truly gets the best out of them. Furthermore, 2014 or 2016 - claiming that Munich is switching back to Windows due to Microsoft building a new headquarters without any factual basis for the claim, especially when the HQ was committed to long before the switch was announced, is libel at best.
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walls 5y ago
If I had to guess, it's because the Linux desktop is still not good enough for the average user.
tw04 5y ago
> but I can't find any (english) articles on this change. Honestly, that’s probably because it’s not considered particularly news worthy to anyone in the general public beyond the German taxpayers that may see a slight increase in taxes. Outside of the HN type crowd it likely sounds perfectly normal to use office and windows at work. https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/end-of-an-open-source-era-linux-pioneer-munich-confirms-switch-to-windows-10/ https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/end-of-an-op...
Thorentis 5y ago
The year of the Linux desktop has been pushed back once again. Didn't see that coming.

by er4hn 5y ago

horstmeyer 5y ago

It was because Germany is a paradise for lobbyists, and Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. More info here: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html

tw04 5y ago
> Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. You’re probably going to need to cite that bold of a claim… Microsoft opened their German HQ in Munich in 2014. https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-munich/ https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-muni...
- yosamino 5y ago
  Your link does not support this claim, it is dated 2018. They seem to have moved in 2016 > Opened in October 2016, the modern office building is the ideal venue for hosting contemporary work solutions. https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquarters-the-biggest-shift-since-the-industrial-revolution/ https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquart...
  - tw04 5y ago
    It absolutely supports my claim if you actually read what I posted. Per the link: >Microsoft Germany’s headquarters in Munich, which opened its doors four years ago, was designed with the modern workplace in mind, to ensure that employees and visitors alike are in an environment which truly gets the best out of them. Furthermore, 2014 or 2016 - claiming that Munich is switching back to Windows due to Microsoft building a new headquarters without any factual basis for the claim, especially when the HQ was committed to long before the switch was announced, is libel at best.
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walls 5y ago

If I had to guess, it's because the Linux desktop is still not good enough for the average user.

tw04 5y ago

> but I can't find any (english) articles on this change. Honestly, that’s probably because it’s not considered particularly news worthy to anyone in the general public beyond the German taxpayers that may see a slight increase in taxes. Outside of the HN type crowd it likely sounds perfectly normal to use office and windows at work. https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/end-of-an-open-source-era-linux-pioneer-munich-confirms-switch-to-windows-10/ https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/end-of-an-op...

Thorentis 5y ago

The year of the Linux desktop has been pushed back once again. Didn't see that coming.