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A similar project, Wienux, aimed to move the city of Vienna in Austria over to Linux, but hit stumbling blocks in 2008. Peter’s reasoning for this: Wienux didn

by dan_bk 12y ago

A similar project, Wienux, aimed to move the city of Vienna in Austria over to Linux, but hit stumbling blocks in 2008. Peter’s reasoning for this: Wienux didn’t have the proper political backing required. You need more than just a couple of technically minded councillors to make such a big project a success – you need to know that you have the support of the majority. I'm definitely not surprised - Austria is a notoriously conservative and very bureaucratic country, which is deeply reflected by the political landscape. Pioneers and out-of-the-box thinkers don't flourish in this country (although migrating to Linux nowadays is not even pioneering anything anymore).

restless 12y ago
"Austria is a notoriously conservative and very bureaucratic country, which is deeply reflected by the political landscape" I am from Bavaria and this sentence exactly describes the politics there. Overall there is not much diffrence between Austria and Bavaria even the dialect is pretty much the same. No insults intended I live in Bavaria and work in Austria.
- levosmetalo 12y ago
  Even more conservative than Baden-Württemberg?
  - restless 12y ago
    Baden Württemberg is governd by the green party, so basically I would say yes
DyslexicAtheist 12y ago
as Austrian, I can only agree
schrototo 12y ago
> Austria is a notoriously conservative and very bureaucratic country I would generally agree with this, but just for the record: the city of Vienna has been governed by the center-left Social Democratic Party since 1946. And for the last four years they have been in a coalition with the Green Party.
- atmosx 12y ago
  Not to mention that it's been voted as No-1 in living standards in the world, the last 5 years in a row. Not that you can't always get better but saying that Vienna is not properly managed, as Greek, makes wanna commit suicide.
- Glyptodon 12y ago
  Progressive social policies are unrelated to institutional conservatism.
CmonDev 12y ago
"Linux nowadays is not even pioneering anything anymore" - neither it is 'out-of-the-box'.
- sliverstorm 12y ago
  It is getting close though.

by dan_bk 12y ago

restless 12y ago

"Austria is a notoriously conservative and very bureaucratic country, which is deeply reflected by the political landscape" I am from Bavaria and this sentence exactly describes the politics there. Overall there is not much diffrence between Austria and Bavaria even the dialect is pretty much the same. No insults intended I live in Bavaria and work in Austria.

levosmetalo 12y ago
Even more conservative than Baden-Württemberg?
- restless 12y ago
  Baden Württemberg is governd by the green party, so basically I would say yes

DyslexicAtheist 12y ago

as Austrian, I can only agree

schrototo 12y ago

> Austria is a notoriously conservative and very bureaucratic country I would generally agree with this, but just for the record: the city of Vienna has been governed by the center-left Social Democratic Party since 1946. And for the last four years they have been in a coalition with the Green Party.

atmosx 12y ago
Not to mention that it's been voted as No-1 in living standards in the world, the last 5 years in a row. Not that you can't always get better but saying that Vienna is not properly managed, as Greek, makes wanna commit suicide.
Glyptodon 12y ago
Progressive social policies are unrelated to institutional conservatism.

CmonDev 12y ago

"Linux nowadays is not even pioneering anything anymore" - neither it is 'out-of-the-box'.

sliverstorm 12y ago
It is getting close though.