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Munich choose free software; MySQL encourages” free data”; and Opteron gets openMosix.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
Munich Chooses Free (as in German Beer) Software
After receiving final approval to deploy Linux for its 14,000 workers in June 2004, the City of Munich has officially chosen its favorite “flavor:” Debian. According to the City, price was only a small factor in the decision to adopt Debian city-wide; ultimately, Debian’s features most impressed the migration team.
The City of Munich’s plan to eject Windows caused Microsoft great consternation, even prompting a personal visit from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The City did not relent, and since then, the German Foreign Office and the Office for IT Security have also chosen Linux. Other European cities, including Vienna, Austria and Bergen, Norway have dropped Windows as well.
Starting immediately, the City of Munich and its two German consulting companies, Gonicus and Softcon, will create a customized distribution based on Debian that’s tailored specifically for civic administration. Migration from Windows to Debian will begin as soon as the City’s “LiMux” (the codename for the City’s migration plan) distribution is finished, which is expected to be some time later this year.
Free Your Data: Migrate to MySQL
In an effort to further promote the adoption of
MySQL, MySQL AB, the creators of the MySQL database, have launched the
MySQL Migration Suite (MMS), a visual, graphical user interface tool that facilitates the migration of
Oracle and
Access databases to MySQL. You can download MMS from
http://www.mysql.com/products/migration-suite/.
