Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread Howard White
On 11/02/2013 07:31 AM, Perkins, Jerry wrote: On 11/01/2013 07:07 AM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: Anyone else find it interesting (and a bit worrisome too) to see Red Hat so publically displayed as one of the major tech firms being rushed in for Obama’s and HHS’s “tech surge” to salvage

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread Perkins, Jerry
On 11/02/2013 08:44 AM, Howard White wrote: On 11/02/2013 07:31 AM, Perkins, Jerry wrote: On 11/01/2013 07:07 AM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: Anyone else find it interesting (and a bit worrisome too) to see Red Hat so publically displayed as one of the major tech firms being rushed in for Obama’s

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread Curt Lundgren
It's OK, Jerry. One of Michelle O's Princeton buddies is an EVP at the company. So it's almost 'in the family,' not quite enough to be naked nepotism. I feel really badly for anyone in these tech companies who got called into the big boss's office and informed they are now 'on loan' to the

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread Mark J. Bailey
are allergic to criticism, and even more so when the spotlight is focused so on them as it is with this fiasco. From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Curt Lundgren Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 9:02 AM To: NLUG Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread John F. Eldredge
On 11/02/2013 10:09 AM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: I bet HHS and Obama must assume anyone working at a company called **Red** Hat must be sympathetic to their pain! :) One other interesting thing I noted in another article was that Microsoft actually offered their services to help sort it all

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-02 Thread Mark J. Bailey
] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV On 11/02/2013 10:09 AM, Mark J. Bailey wrote: I bet HHS and Obama must assume anyone working at a company called *Red* Hat must be sympathetic to their pain! :) One other interesting thing I noted in another article was that Microsoft actually offered

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Curt Lundgren
Can you say 'share the blame'? I read that the technology used is 10 years out of date, that 5 million lines of code need to be rewritten, and that's not to mention the lies, damned lies and propaganda swirling around this debacle. SIX people successfully registered on the first day and I just

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Curt Lundgren
government boondoggle in recent history. ** ** *From:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Curt Lundgren *Sent:* Friday, November 01, 2013 7:11 AM *To:* NLUG *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV ** ** Can you say 'share the blame

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Mark J. Bailey
To: NLUG Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Don't forget that the more than half billion dollars already spent on the site are presented to the American public as if there were no continuing costs. Who's ever set up a complex web site you could just walk away from because it's 'complete

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread David R. Wilson
Hello Mark, Doesn't surprise me a bit. Obviously the problem is not RedHat, but the plan for the software, testing and other things that should have happened and didn't. Another problem was the directive to gather all of the information before allowing a search for insurance. That was due to

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Mark J. Bailey
they are involved. I definitely got to Google on it some this weekend. -Original Message- From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David R. Wilson Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:43 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread David R. Wilson
[mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David R. Wilson Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:43 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Hello Mark, Doesn't surprise me a bit. Obviously the problem is not RedHat, but the plan for the software

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Kent Perrier
, November 01, 2013 8:43 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Hello Mark, Doesn't surprise me a bit. Obviously the problem is not RedHat, but the plan for the software, testing and other things that should have happened and didn't. Another

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Chris McQuistion
] On Behalf Of David R. Wilson Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:43 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Hello Mark, Doesn't surprise me a bit. Obviously the problem is not RedHat, but the plan for the software, testing and other things that should

RE: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Mark J. Bailey
it in the allotted timeframe if it truly is as bad as some tech analysts are saying. From: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kent Perrier Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 10:47 AM To: nlug-talk Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Just look

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Chris McQuistion
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David R. Wilson Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:43 AM To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV Hello Mark, Doesn't surprise me a bit. Obviously the problem is not RedHat, but the plan for the software, testing

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Bill Woody
if it truly is as bad as some tech analysts are saying. ** ** *From:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com [mailto:nlug-talk@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kent Perrier *Sent:* Friday, November 01, 2013 10:47 AM *To:* nlug-talk *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV ** ** Just look

Re: [nlug] Red Hat at HealthCare.GOV

2013-11-01 Thread Greg Donald
Single payer and then you don't need a website ;P On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Bill Woody woody39...@gmail.com wrote: Dangit!!! Somany of you sound like, ..but what if... Admittedly, I am a big fan of Red Hat but, come on; Who else can fix this? Red Hat is the current biggie! -- Greg