[SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread Richard Ibbotson
Hmmm... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1556944/linux-saves-aussie- electricity QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its electrical grid control room network got infected with a virus. Winduhs ... my friend for life -- Richard

Re: [SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
2009/10/11 Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@gmail.com: Hmmm... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1556944/linux-saves-aussie- electricity QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its electrical grid control room network got infected

Re: [SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread CaT
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:33:00PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: However, considering that they were using Windows as X terminals for Solaris servers, one wonders why they weren't using Linux. I guess windows desktops are cheaper than solaris workstations. :) -- A search of his car

Re: [SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread grove
On Sun, 11 Oct 2009, CaT wrote: On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:33:00PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: However, considering that they were using Windows as X terminals for Solaris servers, one wonders why they weren't using Linux. I guess windows desktops are cheaper than solaris workstations.

Re: [SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread Scott Finneran
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: 2009/10/11 Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@gmail.com: Hmmm... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1556944/linux-saves-aussie- electricity QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its electrical grid control room

Re: [SLUG] Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

2009-10-11 Thread Scott Finneran
Scott Finneran wrote: Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: 2009/10/11 Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@gmail.com: Hmmm... http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1556944/linux-saves-aussie- electricity QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its