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Linux UPyD Murcia commitment "versus dependency and cost" means Microsoft (14/08/2014)

To spokesman formation magenta, Ruben Juan Serna, licenses multinational "represent a strong investment" versus "free and safer alternative operating systems such as Linux, and proven as it is implemented in numerous administrations ", following approval by the Governing Board of the expenditure of EUR 450 000 for the upgrade and maintenance of corporate licenses

The spokesman for Progress and Democracy Union in the city of Murcia, Juan Ruben Serna says that "surprised us, or worse," approved by the Governing Board of the upgrade and maintenance of corporate licenses Microsoft, amounting 450 000 euros and with a duration of three years.

Updating and maintenance of these licenses "is a strong investment", so Serna insists on finding alternative operating systems "free and safer, such as Linux, proven and is as implemented in many administrations" .

"So," says the mayor, "the dependence can be avoided with such multinational."

Spokesman magenta training as an example of administrations that have successfully adopted this system, "the University of Murcia, Extremadura Board and the City of Zaragoza, or abroad, the Japanese government and French, or the City of Munich ".

"Therefore, we insist that the Consistory should work on that line saving significant financial amounts, which are saving alternatives that do not involve a social cost or cutting essential services."

As Serna remarks, this expense "predictably" because as UPyD raised last April, the multinational has dropped support the Windows XP operating system, which is "a progressive loss of functionality when no updates occur ".

Furthermore, UPyD in March 2012 raised the possibility of implementing open and free Linux operating system on computers Consistory, an initiative which aimed "to go for a model more transparent, open, efficient, collaborative and efficient administration, the lowest possible cost. "

Source: UPyD Murcia

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