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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: 4, Interesting) by hendrikboom on Sunday February 19 2017, @02:47AM
Unless you use some retro stuff like Mate, or xfce or trinity, they are worthless.
Random crashes, random stuff changed, random things not working or stop working for equally random reason... And it takes years to get them stable... And then, they are thrown out, and new random shit takes over.
That's exactly why experienced Linux users use so-called retro stuff. That's the stuff the didn't get replaced and thrown out, and as been around loong enough for the bugs to have left.
It's why U don't use the latest Gnome or Kde or their ilk. And why they avoid Windows, too. with its hard-to-avoid incompatible upgrades.
I'm quite happy with Xfce on Devuan.