Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Fri Oct 3 20:44:46 CDT 2014
The way I see it is that it has become a political issue. Plenty of governments have made the switch without issue, but, once you get a pro-Microsoft person in charge or high up in the decision making process, you can very easily and quickly get Nokia'ed. Since we are talking about a government here, I wonder if there might be a discussion of corruption involved here. Either way, I would not be surprised if mayor Dieter Reiter finds himself a very comfortable job at Microsoft once he's done being mayor. - Hans > On Oct 3, 2014, at 6:36 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Hi All: > > To my way of thinking it does not matter which way a user goes. > > The only questions are; one, do the applications handle the data properly, two, are the application reliable and three, probably the least important; how much does this cost to implement. > > I have heard various views on whether Munich will switch or not. Some have said it is possible and some say never. It is mostly because the Windows and Ubuntu Linux data and file management are so compatible that a user could easily switch back and forth with relative ease. I do it all the time... > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Salakhetdinov Shamil" <mcp2004 at mail.ru> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 3:25:42 AM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] After a 10-year Linux migration, Munich considers switching back to Windows and Office > > Yes, I do. > > > Wed, 1 Oct 2014 13:38:15 -0700 from Hans-Christian Andersen <hans.andersen at phulse.com>: >> Munich deputy mayor, Josef Schmid, and mayor, Dieter Reiter >> < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Reiter >, considering going back to >> Windows due to productivity problems. Munich city council spokesman Stefan >> Hauf explained that the majority of issues stem from compatibility issues >> in OpenOffice < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice >, something a switch >> to LibreOffice < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice > could solve. In >> addition, the city council and Karl-Heinz Schneider, head of municipal IT >> services, said that most of things are fine, they saved €10 million (more >> than US$13 million), and there is no serious reason to come back. Microsoft >> wants to move German headquarters to Munich in 2016, helped by Reiter who >> describes himself as a "Microsoft fan". >> >> Microsoft wants to move German headquarters to Munich in 2016, helped by >>> Reiter who describes himself as a "Microsoft fan". >> >> >> Hmmmmm... >> >> Got one of your pro-Microsoft sleeper agents embedded in the Munich >> government, have you Shamil? :p >> >> - Hans >> >> >> >> >> *Hans-Christian Andersen**Web Application Developer, Vancouver, Canada* >> >> >> E: hans at phulse.com >> T: +44 (0)20 7193 7841 >> L: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/andersenhc >> http://www.nokenode.com/ >> >> *Unique Gifts, Collectables, Artwork* >> *Come one, come all to.... * www.corinnajasmine.com >> >> >> >>> On 1 October 2014 13:09, Salakhetdinov Shamil < mcp2004 at mail.ru > wrote: >>> >>> Hi All -- >>> >>> FYI: " >>> After a 10-year Linux migration, Munich considers switching back to >>> Windows and Office" >>> >>> >>> http://www.zdnet.com/after-a-10-year-linux-migration-munich-considers-switching-back-to-windows-and-office-7000032714/ >>> >>> -- >>> Салахетдинов Шамиль >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com