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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Gary Yeames-Smith wrote on 14/10/14
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<div dir="ltr">Although I really dislike Microsoft, the truth is
"at present" £121k a year would be far cheaper than switching to
Linux and getting a company to support it. Even Munich are
considering switching back to Windows (quick Google search <a
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target="_blank">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/munich-city-linux-switching-back-windows</a>).
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<div>The government are itching forward with open eyes including</div>
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<li>The adoption of ODF for future documents</li>
<li>Recognising Ubuntu to be the most secure OS, </li>
<li>More and more services/programs are going web based</li>
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So in future it could happen.<br>
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<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="4">Gary
Yeames-Smith</font> - Director - Hotel Media ltd</font></div>
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Hmm. It boils down to who you want to believe. Consider this extract
from a more recent article:<br>
<p><i>The latest heated debate regarding this migration was all
about nothing. The LiMux project that is now running in Munich
is quite successful and it’s safe from any kind of lobbying or
political interference from the local government. Its creators
made sure that no one could interfere with it, unless there was
a good reason to do it.</i></p>
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</i>source:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linuxnewsdotcom.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/munich-library-offers-free-ubuntu-12-04-cds-for-windows-users/">http://linuxnewsdotcom.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/munich-library-offers-free-ubuntu-12-04-cds-for-windows-users/</a><br>
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So it's down to who you want to believe. I'll try to get some
reactions from Munich city officials and post them if I'm
successful. One one the joys of being retired is having to pursue
this stuff so that you all can get on with your more important
stuff.<br>
Jonathan<br>
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