On Monday 11 May 2009 05:58:28 pm tom smith wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html?_r=1
>
> "Brian McCord, part of the team that installed the operating system, said
> he was chosen because his senior project was deeply reliant on Linux. The
> West Point team used this open-source operating system, freely available on
> the Internet, instead of relying on proprietary products from big-name
> companies like Microsoft or Sun Microsystems.
>
> “It seems weird for the Army with its large contracts to be using Linux,
> but it’s very cheap and very customizable,” Cadet McCord said. It is also
> much easier to secure because “you can tweak it for everything you need”
> and there are not as many known ways to attack it, he said.
>
> West Point emerged victorious in the games last month."
One of the GoLUG guys did some work for a military contractor or military
agency or something. This guy loves UMENU
(http://www.troubleshooters.com/umenu/index.htm) and since it's GPL free
software he installed it on several computers there.
SteveT
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