Esta noticia de CNET da una medida del impacto que ya est� causando la
legislaci�n de patentes de software (que a�n no se aprueba) en Europa sobre
la migraci�n a SLCA (software libre y de c�digo abierto).
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>Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration
>Published: August 5, 2004, 6:27 AM PDT
>By Jo Best
>Special to CNET News.com
>
>The biggest-ever Windows-to-Linux migration--the city of Munich's 14,000
>desktops--has been put on ice while legal issues are settled.
>
>The switch has been temporarily suspended over fears incoming EU
>legislation could cause the city a huge patent headache. Jens Muehlhaus,
>Munich's pro-Linux, Green Party alderman, has spotted 50 potential patent
>problems. Until they've been sorted, the migration is on hold.
>
>The planned call for bids on the "LiMux project"--due for next week--has
>been stopped as Muelhaus feared that as the result of a patent clash, the
>city could be forced to pay for extra licensing fees or even shut down its
>IT systems.
>
>According to the Open Source Risk Management Association, Linux may even
>infringe 283 patents. A recently unearthed memo from HP stated that
>"basically Microsoft is going to use the legal system to shut down
>open-source software."
>
>The city of Munch, however, is standing by its decision to switch and
>maintains the holdup is temporary. Before embarking on the migration,
>Munich carried out a year-long feasibility study with help from IBM and
>Novell-owned SuSE.
>
>The deal was seen as so significant that the proposed changeover even got
>Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to try to persuade the mayor of Munich in person.
>
>Munich has taken the lead in public sector Windows-to-Linux switches and
>was followed last month by Bergen, Norway. Vienna has also been eyeing a
>switch but has recently decided to offer a choice of either open source or
>Windows to half its users next year, with a review to follow in 2006.
>
>Jo Best of Silicon.com reported from London.
>
> fuente:
>
>http://news.com.com/Munich+halts+biggest-ever+Linux+migration/2100-7344_3-5298060.html
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