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The migration back to Microsoft and to other proprietary software makers like Oracle and SAP, costing an estimated €86.1m ($93.1m), is still in progress today. In interviews, a former Munich mayor, under whose administration the LiMux program began, has been candid about the efforts Microsoft went to to retain their contract with the city. At the time, critics of the decision blamed the mayor and deputy mayor and cast a suspicious eye on the US software giant's decision to move its headquarters to Munich. In reality, the council continued to run the two systems – Microsoft and LiMux – side by side for several years to deal with compatibility issues.Īs the result of a change in the city's government, a controversial decision was made in 2017 to leave LiMux and move back to Microsoft by 2020. It involved open-standard formats, vendor-neutral software and the creation of a unique desktop infrastructure based on Linux code named 'LiMux' – a combination of Linux and Munich.īy 2013, 80% of desktops in the city's administration were meant to be running LiMux software. However, the decision by the new coalition administration in Germany's third largest and one of its wealthiest cities is just the latest twist in a saga that began over 15 years ago in 2003, spurred by Microsoft's plans to end support for Windows NT 4.0.īecause the city needed to find a replacement for aging Microsoft Windows workstations, Munich eventually began the move away from proprietary software at the end of 2006.Īt the time, the migration was seen as an ambitious, pioneering project for open software in Europe. The decision is being hailed as a victory by advocates of free software, who see this as a better option economically, politically, and in terms of administrative transparency. SEE: 20 quick tips to make Linux networking easier (free PDF) That means that as long as there is no confidential or personal data involved, the source code of the city's software will also be made public,' the agreement states. 'We will adhere to the principle of 'public money, public code'. The agreement was finalized Sunday and the parties will be in power until 2026.

#Windows program not working in linux Patch#

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