[QD-Filosofia] Patent fears halt Munich Linux migration
Alexandre Pesserl <[email protected]>
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[]s Alexandre --- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/04/munich_linux_patent_fears/ One of Europe's most publicised Linux migrations has been halted over patent fears. The decision was not prompted by a litigious IT vendor, but as the result of concerns expressed by Munich city Alderman Jens Muehlhaus. Muehlhaus represents the Green Party, an open source supporter. As part of 'Project LiMux', Munich plans to migrate 16,000 desktops to Linux by 2006. The $35.7m bid prompted fierce lobbying and heavy discounts from Microsoft, including personal visit by the company's CEO. (...) _______________________________________________ Quilombodigital-filosofia mailing list Quilombodigital-filosofia-lWjjnNBg0S7cOli+L/M/[email protected] http://listas.quilombodigital.org/mailman/listinfo/quilombodigital-filosofia