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1. Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2017 11:34:10 EST Free Software Foundation
   Major disappointment: Munich is reverting to Windows. Technology paid for by citizens should belong to citizens - all government software should be #freesoftware! https://u.fsf.org/2df
   1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 16-Nov-2017 19:42:28 EST Bob Jonkman

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      This, I believe: "When it's political, technology cannot do anything."https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/13/munich_committee_says_all_windows_2020/ !Linux
      1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 16-Nov-2017 19:46:28 EST Bob Jonkman

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         Munich tried to develop their own flavour of Linux, #LiMux. Those development resources might have been better spent porting or rewriting that "software essential for the public sector" for a standard Debian or Fedora distro. But that wouldn't have fixed lack of political will.
         1. vegos (veg05@gnusocial.de)'s status on Thursday, 16-Nov-2017 23:07:55 EST vegos

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            @bobjonkman They migrate back to MS. Suckers! //There was a report that many of those who worked with LiMux installed a Linux at home too.