[dundee] GCHQ top UK Linux Installations

[Gary Short]

These kinds of articles do Linux no favours, the author is clearly an idiot.
He lists three reasons why things will change...

 

1.       Because the Liberals have taken power. Rubbish, the Liberals are
the junior half of the coalition, they actually lost seats compared to the
previous election, they are not in a position of power. Most observers agree
that the policies of this government are broadly Conservative.

2.       Because politicians now "get it". Really? The legislation they
produce does not back up this assertion in anyway.

3.       Nobody but the middle classes can afford to buy MS. Nonsense! The
difference between the price of a PC, from Dell say, with Windows and one
with Linux is negligible.

 

This is lazy journalism at its best.

 

Cheers,

Gary

 

From: dundee-bounces at lists.lug.org.uk
[mailto:dundee-bounces at lists.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of azmodie
Sent: 28 September 2010 10:09
To: Tayside Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [dundee] GCHQ top UK Linux Installations

 

 

On 27 September 2010 21:04, gordon dunlop <zubenel at fedoraproject.org> wrote:

According to this article the largest desktop Linux installation at a
British Government site is the GCHQ at Cheltenham.

http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/9/24/gchq-spooks-top-uk-linux-installations/

Gordon

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interesting comment made by first commenter :

 

<snip>

If I were the unfaithful sort, I'd never have a mistress's love letter saved
on a shared Windows computer, but on Linux it wouldn't worry me!

<snip>

 

azmodie !DSPAM:5,4ca1b085133014863017662! 

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