Munich returns to open source infrastructure but skips Linux desktop
Munich is shifting its IT infrastructure from proprietary software to open-source alternatives, though it is not re-adopting a Linux desktop environment.
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The city of Munich is returning to open-source software by transitioning its infrastructure programs away from proprietary tools, ZDNet AI and ZDNET reported. Speaking at the Open Source Summit Europe in Prague, Dr. Laura Dornheim, the chief digital officer of Munich, announced that the city is making the switch across its backend systems. [1][2]
The municipal infrastructure plan includes replacing VMware with Proxmox, according to ZDNet AI. The city is also moving away from proprietary collaboration tools, transitioning from Jira and Confluence to OpenProject and XWiki. [1]
The shift will not include a return to the Linux desktop for municipal workers at this time, ZDNet AI reported. Dr. Dornheim stated in her keynote address that political reasons, rather than technical issues, led Munich to abandon its original LiMux Linux desktop deployment for Windows over ten years ago. [1]
Linux is an open-source operating system kernel originally authored by Linus Torvalds, 6. As FTMQ SI reported earlier, Torvalds spoke at the same Open Source Summit Europe regarding artificial intelligence usage in open-source development, 7. Germany has also supported open-source initiatives through projects such as OpenDesk, a productivity suite developed by ZenDiS to lower public sector reliance on United States technology firms, 4. [4][6][7]
In short
- Munich is replacing VMware with open-source virtualization platform Proxmox.
- The city is migrating from Jira and Confluence to OpenProject and XWiki.
- Munich is not re-adopting a Linux desktop deployment for public servants.
- Chief Digital Officer Dr. Laura Dornheim cited political factors for the abandonment of the earlier LiMux project.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) – but no Linux desktopZDNet AI, 8h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) – but no Linux desktopZDNET, 8h ago
Background
- [3]Mobile operating system on Wikipedia
- [4]OpenDesk on Wikipedia
- [5]Munich on Grokipedia
- [6]Linux on Grokipedia
- [7]Linus Torvalds Shares Views on AI Usage in Open Source Programming FTMQ SI, 7d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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