virgins...@vfemail.net writes: > > According to a recent Associated Press article, our insightful(?) > leaders are contemplating upgrading New Hampshire's 911 system to > accept multimedia such as text messages, photos, etc. They're > requesting $4 million dollars for this... most of it for software(!) > > Does anybody see a great opportunity, here, for Linux advocacy?
All that comes to mind for me is..., isn't `911 emergency call' exactly the sort of situation in which one wants synchronous, low-latency comms with ongoing `SYN/ACK' in both directions? And doesn't that rule out SMS and e-mail? But, yeah--if they're really intent on going through with this, they'd better damn well demand source so that we can know how, and even *if*, the system actually works; so that when someone dies because their `help me I'm trapped in a storm-drain' e-mail doesn't go through in time, everyone knows it's not a fault of the 911 system. Maybe NH 911 should establish a Facebook presence.... -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
