Munich City Returns to Open Source Software

The city of Munich in Germany had abandoned open source software 10 years ago, but is now returning to it. The city’s CDO, Laura Dornheim, explained at the Open Source Summit Europe in Prague in October that the city had initially adopted Linux desktop environments in 2004, but later switched to Windows in 2013. The city had installed open source software on around 15,000 devices, but then switched to Windows in 2013. The city’s IT systems have been evaluated over the past decade, and the city has now decided to return to open source software. The city’s CDO, Laura Dornheim, has stated that the city will not return to Linux, but will instead adopt open source software in a more active and proactive way. The city has established an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and has implemented a policy of using, improving, and publishing open source software. The city has also established an