May 11th, 2004



NOTE FROM KIM:
The government of Munich, Germany is
migrating from Windows NT to Linux.


The Top 7 Signs Your Town
Is Using Open Source Software


7> To get anything done in your town now, you have to go throu

all sorts of unusual procedures and frustrations. Oh, wait…

6> Traffic lights no longer show blue.

5> It’s much easier to get potholes patched than in most towns.

4> All those cul-de-sacs? Somebody forked the housing development project.

3> You don’t have an official mayor or town council, but somehow it all just seems to work.

2> When you complain to the city council, they suggest you write your own set of laws — and they’re not being sarcastic.

and the Number 1 Sign Your Town Is Using Open Source Software…

1> Crime is on the rise now that private communities no longer use Gates.




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Credits:

Selected from 33 submissions from 10 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 1
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 2, 4, Topic
Gideon Griebenow, Potchefstroom, S. Africa — 3
Dave Storrs, New York, NY — 5, 6
Marshall Gatten, Glendale, CA — 5
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 5
Shane Looker, Mukilteo, WA — 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator