Munich keeps door ajar for use of Linux

Where it initially seemed that the city of Munich would say goodbye to its Linux-based systems, its use is still ajar. Meeting documents show that the city council has yet to make a final decision.

Free Software Foundation Europe writes this on the basis of meeting documents. At a meeting on February 15, a vote was taken to discontinue the Linux software and move to a Microsoft-based system. Although the opposing parties could not completely get the motion off the table, they did succeed in delaying the final decision: it must first be explained which parts of the Linux software are no longer needed, after which the city council will make a decision. .

This means that the write-off of Linux for the computer systems of the city of Munich is less definitive than previously appeared. After much criticism, it appeared that the Municipality of Munich, led by a new mayor, would phase out the Linux project. However, the city council can still vote to keep Linux or parts of it. It is not yet clear when the final vote will take place, but until then nothing will probably change.

By December 2013, Munich had converted 15,000 workplaces to LiMux; Ubuntu with KDE and LibreOffice. However, many problems soon came to light, and research by Accenture at the end of 2016 already recommended moving away from LiMux and opting for Microsoft. The Free Software Foundation then pointed out that this report may not have been independently prepared.