>From the Bitstop website...B-)

Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration
The biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration - the city of Munich's 14,000
desktop switch - has been put on ice while legal issues are settled.

The move has been temporarily suspended over fears incoming EU legislation
could cause the city a huge patent headache. Munich's pro-Linux, Green
Party alderman Jens Muehlhaus has spotted 50 potential patent
problems. Until they've been sorted, the migration is on hold. 

The planned call for bids on the 'LiMux project' - due for next week - has
been stopped as Muelhaus feared that in the result of a patent clash, the
city could be forced to pay for extra licensing fees or even shut down its
IT systems.



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