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Mission Critical Linux in Trouble

Posted by michael on from the need-a-big-red-hat dept.

Dynedain writes: "ZDNet reports that Mission Critical Linux who specialized in server clustering, is laying off 90% of their work force of 60 after failing to secure a buyer of the company. :("

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  1. Mission Critical? by klieber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone else get nervous when a company that purports to offer mission critical systems has their own web site succumb to the /. effect?

    No wonder they're laying of 90%...

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    Gentoo Linux http://gentoo.org/
  2. Failed to Flollow Their Own Advice by zulux · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should have clustered themselves - that way if one of their business nodes went bankrupt or was sued, then the other business nodes could take up the slack.

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    Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.

  3. Re:RIP by harvardian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey man, Be still has 9 days left before dissolving, and I'm still holding out hope.