In the short-term, no money was saved with the change-over. To the contrary, the city had to absorb one-time upfront costs of 13 million Euros for the Linux Munich “LiMux” project, which the city’s IT department describes as an IT evolution, not a revolution, as some observers thought. According to vice director Schießl, an upgrade of the then-existing Windows NT4 operating system to Windows XP would have been as much as two million euros cheaper. The change-over will make financial sense only after several years, by avoiding the payment of on-going licensing fees.
Who said that Free Software was necessarily cheaper, at least in the short term? Sent to you by Silverlokk via Google Reader: LiMux: Where the Munich Linux (R)evolution is today via fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news by vikash on 6/28/09 When the third largest city in Germany rebuffed Microsoft, even people in the US were talking about it. While the software revolution has quieted down, the change goes ahead with zeal. Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
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