Schwaebisch Hall, a provincial German town of crooked medieval streets whose biggest employer is a savings bank, has jumped to the front of a growing technology movement by replacing Microsoft software on all city computers with open-source applications based on the free, unproprietary Linux operating system.
It is the first city in the world to do that, local officials claim, saying the switch will save money, improve security and break their dependence on just one supplier. SuSE is helping the town with the switch. URL: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Mar/03242003/monday/41107.asp An Associated Press report by David McHugh -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
