---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [linux-elitists] FWD (SK) Linux continues onward march in land of its birth (fwd) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:57:56 +0100 (MET) From: Eugene Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux Elitists List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBMTO: N48 04'14.8'' E11 36'41.2'' http://www.leitl.org 57F9CFD3: ED90 0433 EB74 E4A9 537F CFF5 86E7 629B 57F9 CFD3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:54:30 -0700 From: Terry W. Colvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Forteana [Alternate Orphan]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FWD (SK) Linux continues onward march in land of its birth In a report releassed by the local media today, Finland's old capital of Turku announced that Linux will be its exclusive operating system on city-run computers and networks already next fall. It's hard to argue against the cost of using the Linux OS, since it is absolutely free -- which certainly can't be said for Microsoft's. In fact, it was projections from Microsoft itself noting as high as 75% short-term operational cost increases which ended up being the key reason why the City of Turku, together with other municipalities in the land of Linux's birth, initiated its investigations into the viability of eliminating Microsoft from the equation entirely. A complete switchover to Linux is set to save the economically challenged city millions each year. Intermittent system failures combined with Microsoft systems' pronounced vulnerability to virus attacks and hacker intrigue were also important criteria affecting the decision. "It's actually nothing new," administrative director Jouko Lehmusto commented. "We've been dissatisfied with Microsoft's way of doing things for years." It is also widely believed that as Turku adopts Linux other municipalities, following the city's test run, will follow suit. Turku also plans to introduce the OS originally developed by Finnish software guru Linus Torvald into its school and university systems. The user programs replacing Microsoft's come under the "OpenOffice" banner, largely made up of clones and facsimiles of the giant Seattle-based corporation's own "Office" suite. On the State level, the Finnish Ministry of Finance has also launched an investigation into the possibilities of dumping Windows and the MS OS in favor of the "happy penguin" (Linux's ubiquitous mascot). It's not just Finland which is poised to nationally threaten Microsoft's gargantuan empire. Both Germany and France have officially resolved to give favor to Linux, and even China now incorporates its own so-called "Red Flag" version. -- Paul W Harrison Turku, Finland __________ interEnglish (Finland) Paul W Harrison, TESL -- Terry W. Colvin, Sierra Vista, Arizona (USA) < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternate: < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home Page: < http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Stargate/8958/index.html > Sites: * Fortean Times * Mystic's Cyberpage * TLCB * U.S. Message Text Formatting (USMTF) Program ------------ Member: Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood (TLCB) Mailing List TLCB Web Site: < http://www.tlc-brotherhood.org >[Vietnam veterans, Allies, and CIA/NSA are welcome] _______________________________________________ linux-elitists http://zgp.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-elitists ------------------------------------------------------- -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: http://linux.nf Admin: http://hunley.homeip.net panic("bad_user_access_length executed (not cool, dude)"); 2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/kernel/panic.c _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
