2009/10/11 Richard Ibbotson <[email protected]>: > 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....
A slight exaggeration :) Had they kept their OS and anti-virus up to date, they would have had some protection against what felled their systems. However, considering that they were using Windows as X terminals for Solaris servers, one wonders why they weren't using Linux. -- Bring choice back to your computer. http://www.linux.org.au/linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
