“As befits an ancient city in the centre of Europe, Vienna has
seen its share of revolution. One of the greatest happened in 1848,
when the city threw off the rule of the ancient, authoritarian
Hapsburg dynasty and gave control to the locals.“Some of that revolutionary yet pragmatic spirit can still be
found in the city’s IT department. Rather than mandate a switch to
Linux and OpenOffice.org (OOo), the department is letting the
people decide…”