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Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Munich suspends transfer to Linux

Expatica: "In a boost to the fortunes of Microsoft Windows, the city of Munich has suspended its migration to the computer operating system Linux, citing the financial and legal risks posed by a planned new system of software patents. The decision by the city to let its Windows licences run out and switch 14,000 bureaucrats' personal computers to the open-source operating system had attracted worldwide attention ... Wilhelm Hoegner, the municipality's senior computing official, confirmed Wednesday this could 'not begin for the time being.'"

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