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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:57PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @03:57PM (#714016)

    And what true believers miss is that most people and institutions think of IT as an annoying distraction that should be minimized. If Windows seems less distracting they will use it. With how sh*tty a lot of software is, it's hard to criticize that attitude.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:30PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:30PM (#714025)

    And what true believers miss is that most people and institutions think of IT as an annoying distraction that should be minimized.

    Wrong. We don't miss that. Rather, Free Software advocates recognize the problem and are trying to fix that via education. It's a nearly impossible task, but that doesn't mean we should give up.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @07:10PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 28 2018, @07:10PM (#714058)

      Yeah tell me about minimizing distraction. I recall meddling with windows. By the time one win7 station had recognized the network printer I had installed aptosid on the remaining 5 machines.

    • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday July 28 2018, @07:39PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 28 2018, @07:39PM (#714071) Journal

      Rather, Free Software advocates recognize the problem and are trying to fix that via education.

      Which most people only see as yet more annoying distraction to get rid of.

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