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In May 2003, the City of Munich announced its plans to migrate 14,000 computers in its public administration to Linux and other open-source office applications. The migration program begins in 2004. Munich Mayor Christian Ude said the city was seeking greater IT independence and wanted to “set a clear signal for greater competition in the software market.” In June 2003, Otto Schily, Minister of the Interior Federal Republic of Germany stated “We raise the level of IT security by avoiding monocultures; we lower the dependency on single software vendors; and we reach costs savings in software and operation costs.” |