The Piedmont capital has decided it's time to stop paying Microsoft. THE Township του Τορίνο θα αλλάξει τα Windows XP που χρησιμοποιεί σε αρκετά μηχανήματα με Ubuntu. In this way they calculated that they will save 6 million.
This move would mean the installation Open Source operating system on 8.300 computers. This means that the Municipality will not have to pay approximately 300 euros per machine (€ 2,5 million in total, just for the cost of Windows licenses and Office) – ένα ποσό που θα αυξηθεί με τα χρόνια, καθώς θα χρειαστεί και η ανανέωση των ιδιόκτητων αδειών λογισμικού με κάθε νέα έκδοση.
Another reason that prompted the City officials to make that decision is that the used Turin computers are quite old, and the installation of Windows 8 it will probably be very demanding for them, while the Linux they offer greater flexibility to old machines. Changing the City 's Systems in Ubuntu was officially approved at the beginning of August and is expected to last approximately 18 months to complete.
