On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:56:41 +1100 Nick Andrew <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:27:23PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > > Not sure what Linux has to do with this -- there's far more going > > on (with dates and times especially) in a complex stack of software > > than just the OS. Consider the amount of legacy software and > > multi-system integration involved in a bank's computing environment. > > I see it more like "software superstition". Bad things might happen - > we don't know, we won't (or can't) test it, and we won't (or can't) > fix it. > > > Sorry dudes, but this just sounds like Open Source snootiness from > > the small end of town. > > I want my bank to run on logic, not voodoo. Me too. And think of all the **lovely** banking law cases that would come out if the logic is just a leeeetle bit wrong! I really think the CBA should consider it a public duty to contribute to the Australian jurisprudence on banking law. Cheers, Alan > > Nick. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
