On Wed, October 7, 2009 7:04 pm, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > LSE just went open source, and I suspect someone on this list > is one or two phone calls away from David Lester. I'd like to arrange an > interview for FLOSS Weekly... can anyone here help? Thanks.
I suspect (but don't know) that "open source" is an overstatement. Yes, they are shifting from Windows to GNU/Linux and Solaris (!), but I doubt they will be open sourcing the software they are buying MilleniumIT for. And poking around MilleniumIT's careers page hints that they will be moving from MS SQL Server to a different closed source database. I would have been thrilled (and still will be if my guess is wrong) if they'd at least gone with an open source database. http://www.ibspublishing.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=13440: > The exchange undertook a swift four-month selection process, > evaluating 20 alternatives for the future of the platform and > shortlisted four companies in August. The extensive laboratory > testing showed that MillenniumIT was the optimal choice for LSE, > says Lester. If you do get the interview, I would love to know details of OS/ database/application software languages(s) for all four of their shortlisted choices, and any results they can share from their their testing.