For any RedHat gurus out there, Ford is hiring an Advanced Server sysadmin
for the rollout:

http://www.sys-con.com/linux/jobs.cfm

John Hebert

-----Original Message-----
From: Nashid Hasan
To: [email protected]
Sent: 9/15/03 9:49 AM
Subject: [brlug-general] Microsoft blow as Ford signs up for Linux

"FORD is joining the ranks of governments and local authorities across
the 
world that have switched from Microsoft software to the free open-source

alternative Linux.

The car giant will run its sales operations, human resources, customer 
relations management and the rest of its infrastructure operations on
the 
upstart technology.

Until now, defectors to Linux have largely been national governments
such as 
China and local authorities in countries like Germany concerned that 
Microsoft?s Windows operating systems represented a security risk by not

allowing them to inspect the source code, the systems? software
foundations, 
for weaknesses.

But government is a small part of Microsoft?s custom and it is its
almost 
total domination of the business market that has made it the world?s
leading 
software company. That makes Ford?s defection to Linux the biggest
potential 
threat to Microsoft in the software developer?s 28-year history.

Business software applications can now run as easily on Linux as on 
Microsoft?s Windows operating systems."

http://www.business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=1014442003


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