Nashid Hasan wrote: >Isn't it ironic that Microsoft resorts to Linux to save its own face? >
Actually, it is not the first time this has happened. About a year or so ago I remember reading an article where MS did something similar using Linux. Only I don't remember what it was now... > >And I hope last week's blackout opens up people's eyes that its about time >that we look seriously into M$ alternatives (Linux, FreeBSD, etc.). > > Soon, very soon I hope, M$ will cave in under the weight of the monster they have created. I will buy a keg or two for the LUG when M$ dies due to Linux. When I was in CA the other day, I had lunch with a friend who works for the USDA in Petaluma, CA. She told me that they recently upgraded all of their computers (nation wide) about a year ago. They then upgraded to XP a month or so ago. Guess what... >10,000 USDA computers were infected with slammer. I forget the exact number that she told me, but it was in the teens. Shannon
