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German State of Lower Saxony Plans to Switch From Linux to Windows

posted by chromas on Saturday July 28 2018, @12:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the progress dept.

takyon writes:

Another German state plans switch back from Linux to Windows

The German state of Lower Saxony plans to follow Munich's example, and migrate a reported 13,000 users from Linux back to Windows.

Apparently undaunted by the cost of the Munich switch (which we reported in January could be as much as €100m), Lower Saxony is considering making the change in its tax office. The state seems to expect a much cheaper transition, with Heise (in German here) reporting the first-year budget is €5.9m, and another €7m further out.

The tax office argues its decision is driven by compatibility: field workers and teleworkers overwhelmingly use Windows, while the OpenSUSE variants are installed on its office workstations. The office workstations are also ageing and due for replacement, something that helped open the door for Windows.

Related: Linux Champion Munich Takes Decisive Step Towards Returning to Windows
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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by leftover on Saturday July 28 2018, @02:59PM (4 children)

    by leftover (2448) on Saturday July 28 2018, @02:59PM (#713998)

    ... "in any rational world"

    Let me know if someone ever finds any such world.

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  • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:16PM (3 children)

    by acid andy (1683) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:16PM (#714005) Homepage Journal

    Vulcan? Although some of their traditions and rituals seem a little irrational.

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    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:02PM (2 children)

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:02PM (#714018)

      Vulcans are almost as much comic book material as superheroes: overly simplified characters with limited dimensions of difference from everyday people.

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      • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:41PM (1 child)

        by acid andy (1683) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:41PM (#714027) Homepage Journal

        *Gasps!* Sacrelige! Sacrelige! Out, you heretic! Take it back I say! ;)

        limited dimensions of difference from everyday people

        Only when they're half human...

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        • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday July 28 2018, @05:30PM

          by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday July 28 2018, @05:30PM (#714040)

          Oh, when they're half human they're at least twice as complex.

          Full Vulcans are just highly repressed with explosive outlets like PonFarr... when they're half human they struggle with trying to balance that repression with human feeling, in a shallowly written kind of way.

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