Comment on European Commission cuts funding support for Free Software projects
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Weren’t there recently EU calls for using open source software due to concerns about proprietary software like Windows in the wake of gestures generally at Windows.
MegaTraveller@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Yes, there are calls to move towards OOS, but as I assume that is it. Only calls. I remember cities moving onto open source and than thanks for lobbyists moving back to proprietary software again.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What you remember is the news cycle covering the City of Munich switching from Windows to Linux, then another news cycle about how they’re moving back to Windows.
What didn’t get much coverage though, is that Microsoft did a (suspected under-table) deal with the outgoing government to switch back to Windows if Microsoft built an office in Munich.
What then happened is the new government came in, looked at the situation, and cancelled it (although MS may have built that office always). Right now Munich is still using Linux and still actively rolling it out.