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____/ Mark Kent on Sunday 03 Jan 2010 14:52 : \____
> Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Mark Kent pulled this Usenet boner:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>
>>>> GNU/Linux Migration in Munich is in Good Shape
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| There is an end-of-2009 article by Floschi
>>>>| that shows the migration has overcome all the
>>>>| obstacles and made good progress:
>>>>|
>>>>| * 2500 GNU/Linux clients spread over all
>>>>| 12 departments
>>>>| * 20000 ODF templates produced and ODF is
>>>>| the standard format for documents
>>>>| * FLOSS apps everywhere in use daily
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://pogson.6k.ca/2009/12/31/gnulinux-migration-in-munich-is-in-good-shape/
>>>
>>> That's a really impressive performance, well done the Munich folk. One
>>> wonders if they might be willing to share some of their 20,000 templates
>>> for the wider ODF community - this could be another area where the FOSS
>>> approach could be a winner for everyone.
>>>
>>> One can see Microsoft's influence retreating, just like any decaying
>>> empire.
>>
>> It looks like 2010 will be a great year in Munich. The difficulty of the
>> migration shows how great is the hold on IT due to monopoly. It shows
>> that there is no time better than the present to escape monopoly.
>>
>
> I think Munich will become the poster-child for the FOSS world. I had
> thought that FOSS would take off first in relatively less developed
> economies, however, I'd not considered Microsoft's willingness to bribe
> their way back into such places - there have been several examples in
> Africa, afairc, either directly by Microsoft or by the "charitable"
> Gates Foundation, indirectly, but in each case, decisions to use FOSS
> have been reversed.
>
> Presumably, Munich isn't quite so tight for cash that it would find, or
> indeed, would have found, a quick "gift" appealing...
>
> No wonder Microsoft are advertising for "anti Linux" people.
Gates is also trying to monopolise African agriculture, with Monsanto, which he invests in.
He pushes for this along with Rockefeller, under the banner "Green Revolution" (euphemism for slavery).
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