PuddingFeeling@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoAre there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareAre there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?PuddingFeeling@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoDoesn’t Germany use a lot of Linux in their government?
minus-squaresunbeam60@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months agoSome places. Munich tried to migrate but when back. The price of the software is a tiiiiiny component of TCO. Support, compatibility, training, availability of companies etc forms a much bigger thing.
minus-squareShortN0te@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoAnd of course the new Microsoft hq in munich that they build in 2017 after Munich announced to transition back to Windows.
Doesn’t Germany use a lot of Linux in their government?
Some places. Munich tried to migrate but when back.
The price of the software is a tiiiiiny component of TCO. Support, compatibility, training, availability of companies etc forms a much bigger thing.
And of course the new Microsoft hq in munich that they build in 2017 after Munich announced to transition back to Windows.