Are there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?

chepycou , 5 months ago

@PuddingFeeling907 Don't think so but there should, For instance the famous Christian-inspired non-profit organization Emmaüs uses Linux to reduce the digital divide by repurposing old computers with https://emmabuntus.org/

IndustryStandard , 5 months ago

Doesn't Germany use a lot of Linux in their government?

sunbeam60 , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago)

Some places. Munich tried to migrate but went back.

The price of the software is a tiiiiiny component of TCO. Support, compatibility, training, availability of companies etc forms a much bigger thing.

ShortN0te , 5 months ago

And of course the new Microsoft hq in munich that they build in 2017 after Munich announced to transition back to Windows.

ULS , 5 months ago

Watch the movie "zeitgeist moving forward" and learn why they don't and why life sucks.

I'm sure I'm going to get made fun of for this post.

deafboy , 4 months ago

For anyone who didn't see “zeitgeist moving forward” yet, just don't.