LiMux
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LiMux is a project in Munich for migrating 14,000 personal computers and laptops of public employees to free software. Similar projects exist in Amsterdam OpenAmsterdam and in Vienna, called Wienux.
LiMux is also the name of the Linux distribution being used for the project. LiMux is the first Linux-based workplace certified for industry use (ISO 9241) by the TÜV IT, Technical Service, Germany.[1] It is based on Debian.
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[edit] Objectives
The migration project in Munich is ongoing and not a hard switch to free software on every desktop. The main goal is to achieve more independence from software distributors, concerning client/server and native client software. The decision in 2003 had two components, on the one hand to get free software running on most of the desktops, and on the other hand to buy and develop web-based and platform independent (e.g. Java-based) business applications.
[edit] Timeline
- May 28, 2003 - The city council of Munich votes to go ahead with planning.[2] (From the press release: Until spring 2004, a detailed concept of implementation and migration will be developed. Based on the results of this evaluation, the city council will decide how the migration to Linux will take place.[3])
- June 16, 2004 - The city council votes 50-29 in favor of migrating and to start an open competitive bidding within months.[4][5]
- August 5, 2004 - The project is temporarily halted, due to legal uncertainties concerning software patents.[6][7]
- September 6, 2005 - It is decided that the project needs an additional one year pilot test, and migration slips one year.[9]
- September 22, 2006 - The "soft" migration begins, one year behind original schedule.[10]
- November 2008: 1200 out of 14,000 have migrated to the LiMux environment (9%; March 2008: 1000=7%), in addition 12000 workstations use OpenOffice.org 2 installed on Windows (March 2008: 6000) and more 100% use Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 (March 2008: 90%). 18000 of 21000 macros, templates and forms are changed into Linux-enabled [11][12]
- 29 May 2008: The related WollMux-software, developed in-house to support personalised templates and forms in office textprocessing, is declared Open Source[13]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "TÜV zertifiziert Münchens LiMUX-Client". linux-magazin.de. http://www.linux-magazin.de/meldung/12836. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.(German)
- ^ "Munich breaks with Windows for Linux". News.com. http://www.news.com/2100-1016-1010740.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Munich to Use Linux". Center for Digital Government. http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/international/story.php?docid=54099. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Limux – the IT-Evolution". IDABC. http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/3223/470. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Microsoft Loses Munich Contract for 14,000 PCs to Linux Program". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aYjHOozAjHAE&refer=europe. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration". News.com. http://www.news.com/Munich-halts-biggest-ever-Linux-migration/2100-7344_3-5298060.html?tag=st.nl. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Patent fears halt Munich Linux migration". The Register. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/04/munich_linux_patent_fears/. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Debian wins Munich Linux deal". News.com. http://www.news.com/2100-7344_3-5689003.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Munich's Linux migration slips to 2006". News.com. http://www.news.com/Munichs-Linux-migration-slips-to-2006/2100-7344_3-5850633.html?tag=st.nl. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Munich fires up Linux at last". News.com. http://www.news.com/Munich-fires-up-Linux-at-last/2100-7344_3-6119153.html?tag=news.3. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- ^ Florian Schießl, deputy project manager (2008-03-10). "The first year Limux in Munich". http://www.muenchen.de/cms/prod2/mde/_de/rubriken/Rathaus/40_dir/limux/publ/first_year.pdf.
- ^ Florian Schießl, deputy project manager (2008-04-22). "Zwei Jahre freie Software in München". http://www.muenchen.de/cms/prod2/mde/_de/rubriken/Rathaus/40_dir/limux/01_ueberblick/OCA_LiMux_2008_11_12.pdf.
- ^ "Munich's WollMux will be free software". 2008-05-29. http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/dir/limux/wollmux/229499/p_e.html.
[edit] External links
- LiMux - The IT Evolution
- Public administrator's Weblog
- Declaration of Independence: The LiMux Project in Munich (2008-09-10)
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