[Discussioni]newsscan

[Francesco Potorti`]

MIND MADE UP: MUNICH LIKES LINUX, WILL GET UNIQUE PRICING PLAN
After months of analysis and discussions, the city government in Munich, 
Germany, has decided to drop Microsoft products completely and make a 
strategic decision in favor of Linux, migrating its entire computer network 
to the open source Linux operating system. SuSE Linux AG and IBM worked 
closely with the city to come up with a Windows-to-Linux migration program 
that will begin next year. A SuSE executive says the company has proposed a 
new price-per-inhabitant pricing model: "We've decided to charge not on a 
PC basis but rather on a resident basis. This approach is unique in the 
industry. Each resident should know what IT costs he or she generates." 
(Linux World 28 May 2003)
http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0528.munich.html