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Munich is ditching Linux in favor of Windows 10, at a cost of €49.3 million:
The Linux love affair of the German City of Munich, which decided to favor Linux in 2003, is finally over. The city has officially cleared the plan to bring back Windows 10 on about 29,000 PCs.
In 2003, when the city decided to switch to a Linux-based desktop called LiMux and other open source software, it showed that free software could be used on a large scale. However, things didn't turn out the way they were planned.
Coming back to the recent development, the politicians who supported the switch said that Windows 10 will make it easier to source compatible application and drivers, according to TechRepublic.
[...] Linux enthusiasts should also note that the city's IT Chief has previously said that any concrete technical reason doesn't back the move; it's all politics.
Also at Engadget.
Previously: No, Munich Isn't About To Ditch Free Software and Move Back to Windows
Munich Reveals Preliminary Costs for a 'Return' to Windows
Linux Champion Munich Takes Decisive Step Towards Returning to Windows
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Tuesday November 28 2017, @07:39AM (3 children)
Also, as you appear to be attempting to false-flag post as a libertarian, that's a no. Government is what you said but it's still the most efficient known way to provision public goods. As libertarians we should certainly look to get the government out of anything that can be effectively done privately, but you're still left with a few genuine public goods and until they become obsolete there will be some sort of government, hopefully able to provide those. They're going to need computers.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 28 2017, @07:46AM (2 children)
I dispute the validity of the word "genuine" here. Furthermore, I'm skeptical of the notion of a "public good". So, your premise is not at all acceptable.
As for admonishing revolution, that's already been covered [soylentnews.org]. Nobody is arguing for that; it's a straw man.
By the way, why are your comments always formatted with the <tt> element???
(Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday November 28 2017, @08:13AM
That's an interesting point to pick for dispute, as it was inserted specifically to concede ahead of time that not EVERYTHING that's claimed to be a public good necessarily is so, or must always be so.
I'm all for whittling the class away as quickly as possible - just not any faster. I guess in that last respect you could say I've become a *conservative* libertarian in my old age. ;)
But there are, at least for now, some genuine public goods. Is that what you're attempting to dispute?
Even the most austere minarchist admits a few exist, otherwise he would be an anarchist.
"As for admonishing revolution, that's already been covered [soylentnews.org]. Nobody is arguing for that; it's a straw man."
So you're not an anarchist? Or are you defying the historical categories?
To be clear, you're welcome to defy them so far as I'm concerned, it's just that you need to spell it out clearly rather than just waving your hands and saying something ambiguous.
"By the way, why are your comments always formatted with the <tt> element???"
Posting preference. Once you make an account you can save the setting.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 28 2017, @03:51PM
Down, Fido. Don't you have some shit to eat? Go on, go chase the cat, and see where she poops, so you can have some lunch, then take a nap.