--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Steve Litt <slitt@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> 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 its 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.
>
Are you referring to Gary M?
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