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The city will investigate how long it will take and how much it will cost to build a Windows 10 client ahead of a vote on whether to replace its Linux-based OS from 2021.
A decade ago, Munich was at the vanguard of a movement towards open-source software, switching thousands of staff to Linux from Windows at a time when a move on that scale was almost unheard of.
After spending nine years and millions of euros on the project, today the city's politicians agreed to begin preparing to return to Windows by 2021.
Under a proposal backed by the general council, the administration will investigate how long it will take and how much it will cost to build a Windows 10 client for use by the city's employees.
Once this work is complete, the council will vote again on whether to replace LiMux, a custom version of the Linux-based OS Ubuntu, across the authority from 2021.
Source: Linux champion Munich takes decisive step towards returning to Windows
Before the decision: Statement by The Document Foundation about the upcoming discussion
Linux's Munich crisis: Crunch vote locks city on course for Windows return
Previous: No, Munich Isn't About To Ditch Free Software and Move Back to Windows
(Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday February 18 2017, @04:20PM
It is difficult to say, we need more info.
1. has LiMux switched to systemd?
2. have the lobbying expenses from german MS branch gone up recently? oh wait I think they went up from the day of the first public utterance of linux by the city council, MS has dedicated alarm lines for that.
anyway, good luck Munich, because by the time you have switched back, windows will use a linux kernel and systemd.
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(Score: 2) by compro01 on Saturday February 18 2017, @07:08PM
1. It doesn't appear so. The current version of LiMux (5.0) is based on Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu didn't start using systemd until 15.04.