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Good Samaritans Choose Linux

Posted by michael on from the must-resist-punning dept.

blowdart writes "According to this article on the BBC news site the charity Samaritans has chosen Linux to provide it with more secure and powerful computer systems. The installation was supplied by Trustix with IBM providing network security. 'One of the great challenges for computing in any charity is to provide more for less,' said Mike Hermon, Information Systems Manager at Samaritans. According to the Trustix press release the installation is limited to security hardware only, "Samaritans is installing a four zone Trustix Firewall on an IBM eServer x305 and a Trustix Proxy Server on an IBM eServer x300 server.'" Oddly enough, today's Word A Day is Good Samaritan.

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  1. Re:Good thought for the day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    2nd post!

  2. third by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wwwwwwweeeeeeeeerd

  3. um... by russx2 · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    Oddly enough, today's Word A Day is Good Samaritan
    ... isn't that two?
  4. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Good Sameritans use YOU.

  5. MTV FINALLY ADMITS IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,72165,00.html

    "I think people still think we're playing Britney Spears every five minutes when, in reality, we're making a definite effort to lean towards rap and hip-hop," said Eric Calderon, MTV's senior vice president of talent and music.

    There you have it folks. My theory about turning on MTV at any time and seeing a nigger or commercial is correct. It took long enough but the truth is finally out.

  6. word a day? by self+assembled+struc · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    did anyone else notice that good samaritan is actually TWO words? how is that the WORD of the day? (singular)