Re: [SAGE] virus threat/software on Unix/Linux

[Eric Sorenson <eric@explosive.net>]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Chuck Yerkes wrote:

> I'm waiting futiley for the US Gov't (or local ones) or Fortune
> 1000 companies or hell, a company of 500 coming out and loudly
> saying:  "we can't afford Windows as it is.  We're not buying
> upgrades,
>  we're redeploying machines to those who NEED Windows and doing
>  training on GNOME/KDE for our other users."

I just read about a company which did exactly this:

    http://news.com.com/2008-1082-5065859.html

Their impetus was a BSA piracy charge, not a virus attack, but in a
that's the same thing: a hidden bottom-line cost to using MS products
that you simply don't risk incurring if you use something else.

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    Eric Sorenson - EXPLOSIVE Networking - http://explosive.net