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<title>100 days of 'Public Money? Public Code!' in Munich</title>
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<h1>100 days of 'Public Money? Public Code!' in Munich</h1>
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<p>100 days ago, the new Green-Red coalition in Munich adopted the principle of 'Public Money? Public Code!' to guide
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their procurement of software. Now, we take a look at the first activities undertaken for the use of Free Software.</p>
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<p>100 days ago, the coalition agreement "Mit Mut, Visionen und Zuversicht: Ganz München im Blick
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(With courage, vision and confidence: All of Munich in view") <a href="/news/2020/news-20200506-01.html">was signed in Munich</a>
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by the new government groups Grüne/Rosa Liste and SPD/Volt, as well as by Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter.
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This agreement contains a strong commitment to the use of Free Software; that in the future, the principle of 'Public Money? Public Code!'
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shall apply. Munich has thus <a href="https://publiccode.eu/">agreed to the FSFE's demand</a>; in turn, we are happy about this decision and have
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promised to follow and evaluate its implementation.</p>
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<p>Together with LibreOffice Foundation "The Document Foundation", we asked the two groups what activities they have undertaken
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in the last 100 days to implement 'Public Money? Public Code!' in Munich.</p>
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<p>Of course, significant changes cannot always be accomplished after a mere 100 days, especially considering
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the difficulties in current events. However, it is still easy to see if the new government is serious about its commitment,
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or if these are just empty words, by their actions so far. </p>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/d15e8c701bebc1804bf73fe3d7e94455.jpg" alt="Aerial view of the town hall in Munich." />
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<figcaption>Town hall in Munich.</figcaption>
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<p>The Green-Red government has set some high goals in its coalition agreement, not only by committing to "Public Money? Public Code!",
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but also through innovative models, such as the introduction of a Free Software sabbatical ("open source sabbatical") for city employees
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to promote the development of Free Software.</p>
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<p>At the moment, the coalition partners are in close talks about a package of proposals that will be discussed in autumn. Part of the application
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package proposes that all software that does not contain personal data and is developed by the administration shall be transferred to a public code base.
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The introduction of the Free Software sabbatical is also part of the first proposal package.</p>
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<p>In the short term, the coalition will also have to deal with the issue of data protection. Tools such as Cisco Webex are to be replaced by
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a privacy-friendly Free Software solution. Products from Microsoft's Office family are also being put to the test. In addition, the employees
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of the city's public administration will be free to use Free Software products in the future. However, a return to the prestigious LiMux project
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is currently not being sought; instead, a free operating system should be introduced which will also be used in other public contexts. In doing
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so, cooperation with other administrations will also be taken into account.</p>
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<p>In addition, the new coalition wants to deal with the public procurement system and examine the extent to which reforms are necessary.
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Municipal enterprises are also to be put to the test. However, in this context, the administration, in particular the IT department, will also be
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called upon. Cooperation with the department could still prove difficult, however, as the plans are not met with much enthusiasm at this point in particular.</p>
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<p>The new coalition will continue the 'Public Money? Public Code!' project, even though it remains to be seen how the proposals will be
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formulated and ultimately implemented. We will continue to closely monitor the process and push for an end to the dependency on individual
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vendors and pave the way for sustainable digital sovereignty, which benefits not only the city, but also its citizens.</p>
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<tag key="pmpc">Public Money? Public Code!</tag>
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<tag key="limux">LiMux</tag>
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<discussion href="https://community.fsfe.org/t/497/"/>
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