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But using Linux was not a decision of the IT department - it was a political decision by the city council and the mayor. If they decide to give a subsidy to Lin
by Atropos 14y ago
But using Linux was not a decision of the IT department - it was a political decision by the city council and the mayor. If they decide to give a subsidy to Linux to promote local software development, that is perfectly within their mandate.
By the way, you need to realize that Munich's finances are very sound. In 2012 the city had a budget surplus of around 700 million € - so spending 20-30 million € on a 10 year IT project is not something that hurts them very much...
- mseebach 14y agoThe council playing politics with the IT department is the same thing. Yes, it's within their mandate, but it's still the kind of decisions that makes public services so crappy. The only source of income for the city is its citizens. The fact that they have apparently been overcharged to the tune of €700 million is not a license to squander €20-30 million - on a project that might decrease the quality of service.
- joelthelion 14y agoI challenge you to go investigate the Munich public service and come back and comment on your claim that they are "crappy". Seriously.
- mseebach 14y agoI challenge you to read my original comment and the comment I replied to. Seriously. I'm challenging the idea that there is a difference in how you measure the success of a public sector entity over a private sector one, not wether Munich is a competently run city. In fact, the OP suggested that is was meaningless for Munich to have done this private-sector-style savings analysis. I wholeheartedly disagree with him and agree with the approach of the City of Munich.
- jiggy2011 14y agoI've only visited Munich once, but from my experiences there of everything from the police to transportation or keeping the streets clean it seems to be one of the most "got their shit together" cities I've visited.