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RSS limuxMunich finally flicks the Linux switch
News But the €30m project, dubbed LiMux, hit numerous delays after a dispute over software patents, extended contractual negotiations and a 12 month extension to the project pilot phase. The city of Munich has finally started... [26 Sep 2006]
Munich's Linux migration was held up by PR stunt
News Mueller, along with a few others, came up with the idea of the Green Party drafting written questions to the mayor of Munich, to ask about software patents and their impact on the Munich's Linux migration project, known as... [30 Mar 2006]
Debian to drive Munich's Windows-to-Linux switch
News Two regional companies, Gonicus and Softcon, will help Munich with the project, called LiMux. In a statement, LiMux project leader Peter Hofmann said that in announcing the Debian deal earlier in April,... [29 Apr 2005]
Beers raised in appreciation of patent delay
News But by mid-August the LiMux project was moving again. The mayor of German city Munich has welcomed the EU Council's failure to ratify a directive that could allow the widespread patenting of software in Europe, as the... [23 Dec 2004]
Munich Windows-to-Linux switch - it's back on
News Munich's mayor has decided to push ahead with the LiMux project - which will see 14,000 desktops migrate from Windows to Linux - after it was suspended last week due to legal fears. Munich's mayor, Christian Ude, had... [13 Aug 2004]
Windows to Linux switch - Munich's mayor speaks
News The Social Democrat mayor has put out the official word on the LiMux project, proclaiming loudly that no one has given up on it. The LiMux project, which was to migrate the City's laptop and desktops... [06 Aug 2004]
Biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration halted in Munich
News The planned call for bids on the 'LiMux project' - due for next week - has been stopped as Muelhaus feared that in the result of a patent clash, the city could be forced to pay for extra licensing fees or even shut down... [05 Aug 2004]
Biggest ever Windows to Linux migration announced
News A roadmap for the 'LiMux' project, which will see 16,000 city employees change operating system, was developed by the two vendors but the government hasn't decided on whether to use it or not yet. Munich - the city whose... [17 Jun 2004]
