Linux

7 public posts in this discussion.

Post 1

Posted by Cubed 2002-06-05 09:25:28 UTC

Just in from IBM and the US Government.

IBM is pressuring and the US Government is seriously considering changing its entire operating system to an open source operating system. "LINUX" is the prefered system! (Of course!)

IBM says this will not only enhance the security of the US Govt. systems but will also be far cheaper!

Post 2

Posted by Sa' Martok 2002-06-05 10:56:35 UTC

dont forget faster and more stable ;)

Microsoft= :twisted:

Post 3

Posted by Aravi 2002-06-05 11:07:09 UTC

I thought the US govt was already considering this.

Post 4

Posted by Mephiston 2002-06-05 12:16:08 UTC

that was someplace else dude - read a nicely worded rebuttal from some federal minister but it needed to be translated..

Post 5

Posted by Cubed 2002-06-05 12:54:49 UTC

They said they don't mind having the Government using not just ONE supplier also.

Read monopoly!

Post 6

Posted by Harbinger 2002-06-05 13:55:09 UTC

good plan
most people cant use windows ffs
yeah lets shift over to linux!!!
employment of computer tech ppl would go astronomical
just to cover the "how do i get it to switch on/print/switch off/make coffee" questions

Post 7

Posted by Imitation 2002-06-05 13:58:42 UTC

Yeah there was a town/city "council" or something somewhere in the US that changed over to Linux.. there was an article that detailed how they went about it, how the users coped and how much money it saved, etc. The users loved it actually because they were able to do pretty much everything they were already doing in Windows. Actually talked about people personalizing their accounts, with desktop pics/themes, etc and stuff like that.. Using dumb terminals it saved them an absolute shitload of money in licensing fees :)