Linux (Finally) Ready for the Desktop

Zardon · Jun 16, 2003, 11:28 PM

Ignoring a personal entreaty (and a 15 percent licensing discount) from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the city of Munich, Germany, decided recently to migrate its 14,000 PC desktop users from Windows to the Linux platform.

Laura DiDio, senior analyst of application infrastructure and software platforms at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that the Munich decision has a great deal of symbolic public relations value.

"Munich is one of the largest cities in Germany, the country with the strongest economy in Europe," DiDio said, adding that government organizations in Europe have long been proponents of open source systems as an alternative to Microsoft offerings.

Full story here

MSX · Jun 17, 2003, 12:26 AM

Linux is great for "office" stuff. The biggest advantage is that inexperienced users won't be able to install too much useless crap because they won't know how to compile em. There arent any games really with loki gone and all. (which makes me sad personally). So pure office... No icq... no MSN(well at least for those who dont know how to compile). Why that wouldent sound great to any company...

It's partly why companies were using MAC's after all.

Jun 16, 2003, 11:28 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Linux (Finally) Ready for the Desktop Ignoring a personal entreaty (and a 15 percent licensing discount) from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the city of Munich, Germany, decided recently to migrate its 14,000 PC desktop users from Windows to the Linux platform. Laura DiDio, senior analyst of application infrastructure and software platforms at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that the Munich decision has a great deal of symbolic public relations value. "Munich is one of the largest cities in Germany, the country with the strongest economy in Europe," DiDio said, adding that government organizations in Europe have long been proponents of open source systems as an alternative to Microsoft offerings. Full story here

Jun 17, 2003, 12:26 AM	#2
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Linux is great for "office" stuff. The biggest advantage is that inexperienced users won't be able to install too much useless crap because they won't know how to compile em. There arent any games really with loki gone and all. (which makes me sad personally). So pure office... No icq... no MSN(well at least for those who dont know how to compile). Why that wouldent sound great to any company... It's partly why companies were using MAC's after all.