<quote who="Nick Andrew"> > On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:27:23PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > > Not sure what Linux has to do with this -- there's far more going on > > (with dates and times especially) in a complex stack of software than > > just the OS. Consider the amount of legacy software and multi-system > > integration involved in a bank's computing environment. > > I see it more like "software superstition". Bad things might happen - we > don't know, we won't (or can't) test it, and we won't (or can't) fix it. > > > Sorry dudes, but this just sounds like Open Source snootiness from the > > small end of town. > > I want my bank to run on logic, not voodoo.
... and you say this with broad knowledge of the many and varied systems in place? There may just be an entirely sensible reason why one or more pieces of the system, at this point in its evolution, requires hand-holding or no external access during a DST changeover. "Whee, Linux!" is not an answer if it's an application problem - and that's being polite. "Whee, Linux!" might not be a useful answer for plenty of other reasons. - Jeff -- The Great Australian Internet Blackout http://www.internetblackout.com.au/ "Anyway - I need something more James Bond than Banana Man, if you know what I mean..." - Tom Gilbert -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
