The project, codenamed LiMux, will replace the 14,000 Windows NT workstations used by the city authorities.
Munich's migration has attracted a lot of interest from the start, with Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer reportedly interrupting a ski holiday in Switzerland to pay a personal visit to Munich's mayor to dissuade him from migrating.
The City of Munich is not the only government organization to chose Debian. The German Foreign Office and the Office for IT Security, as well as the City of Vienna, have also opted for the free Linux distribution.
Is this a glimpse into the "European Way"?
The full article is at: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39195204,00.htm
Also interesting is Michael Banck's blog on the same subject: http://www.advogato.org/person/mbanck/diary.html?start=30
J. Antas
