Munich makes open source the default in public procurement

Munich CDO Laura Dornheim told the Open Source Summit Europe that the city has written an open source default into its procurement procedures and publishes its own code. The city is seeking open alternatives to VMware, Oracle and Atlassian despite returning to Microsoft in 2017.

• Munich has written an open source default into procurement rules
• The city is seeking open alternatives to VMware, Oracle and Atlassian
• Munich publishes its own patches and products as open source
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