[SATLUG] [Fwd: San Antonio Open Source Research]

[tweeks]

On Wednesday 29 November 2006 06:05, Travis H. wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 09:49:24AM -0600, Justizin wrote:
> >  * The US Military, esp the USAF, relies heavily on F/OSS, although
> > as far as I know Windows is still the "official" OS, and it is a
> > policy violation to install GNU/Linux, or was at one time.  Some other
> > folks on the list can talk to you about this in more detail.
>
> A birdie told me FreeBSD and Linux are okay now.

Heck... they've been using Linux and BSD flavors on SIPERnet since at LEAST 
Red Hat 5.2 in 1998...  The DoD is all about rules and restrictions.. that is 
until it's inconvenient.  Then they just make exceptions.. ;)



> >  * Lightwave, a proprietary software company, as I understand it,
> > relies on Free / Open-Source software for much of their business.
>
> That's also the name of a product by a company called Newtek, who
> may use FOSS.

Their IT back office is composed of several LAMP systems.
In fact they were just hiring for a PHP dev slot IIRC.


> An unofficial source told me that some NSA folks work full-time on
> the MS campus.  I can't confirm that, and if I knew for sure I might
> not even be able to repeat the rumor.  However, I think NSA would be
> an improvement over MS employees. 

Well, they're here in SA now.. and probably lurking this list.  So just ask 
them! hehe Xv>


> information and reselling it.  MS is a convicted monopolist, and
> perjured themselves with impunity during the DoJ case, even doctoring
> their videos, and getting caught, and apparently the government thinks
> that's okay if you are a Fortune 1 company... 

"It's not in the band.. it's in the box!
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