[Gllug] Windows Petrol Pump

[James Bailey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rev Simon Rumble [mailto:simon at rumble.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:40 AM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Windows Petrol Pump
> 
> 
> On Thu 17 Apr, t.clarke bloviated thus:
> 
> > It remains to be seen whether the thing charges to my credit card:
> > a) the correct amount
> > b) nothing
> > c) some huge sum !
> d) Your credit card is now 0wn3d by 3vi1 haxx0rs
> 
> > It seems incredible to me that anyone would use something 
> as unstable, or over-
> > the-top, as Windows to run a simple Petrol Pump !!

Remember that Linux is an incredibly new tool in the corporate armoury and
much less well known than Windows and/or Unix based system.  These systems
were probably planned and designed 2, 3 or even more years ago.

I expect that Linux and other free operating systems, taking over these sort
of infrastructure projects to take a decade or more, given the long product
life cycles of this sort of kit.

AFAIK many cash points still run DOS!
> 
> I was more worried upon stepping into a lift and seeing a BSOD on the
> lift's screen instead of anything useful.  Fortunately it seemed the
> Windows stuff was only driving some sort of information/advertising
> system rather than driving the lift.

Where there is spam there is windows. ;)

Peace Jim
 


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