Largo Loving Linux

A little over a year ago, dot.kde.org and Newsforge did stories on the Linux-based systems being used in Largo, FL to run the city government. Roblimo went down there, drank their coffee, and wrote a follow-up piece which might be, but wasn't, entitled "How to be a sysadmin whose pager doesn't go off". (Newsforge is part of OSDN.)

Comments

The sysadmins sound so... disturbing.

[immanis]

Everything backed up... neat stacks of CAT5... no emergencies... no rushing...

Are we quite sure these guys are HUMAN sysadmins, not evil intergalactic sysadmins from Myronacia here to lure us all into their evil plot of low-stress jobs and a life of being eaten?

Re:The sysadmins sound so... disturbing.

[dildatron]

They shouldn't have given themselves away. It is clear from the description that these aren't real sysadmins at all.

I bet they don't even drink caffeinated coffee or have Big Ol' Programmers' Beards!

Re:The sysadmins sound so... disturbing.

[sisukapalli1]

This reminds me of an old joke about the USSR:

A worker complains about how he is having trouble at his factory: if he goes five minutes late, the managers think he is irresponsible; if he goes five minutes early, the managers think he is there to plan some coup.

His friend suggests him to go on time, to which the worker says, "Then, they will are grill me about where I smuggled such an accurate watch from".

Likewise, I am sure the MS reps (and Dubya's brother in FL) would complain that since it doesn't crash often, it must not be doing something big!

Ofcourse, if it is doing something big and doesn't crash, then it should be some plot by the "terrorists".

S

Who cares what Great Teacher Largo thinks?

[tmhsiao]

What does Hayasaka think of it.

Stable, Robust, Free. And that's just the coffee.

[Limburgher]

Seriously, good to see stuff like this. And in Florida of all places!

I'm waiting...

[jaredcoleman]

for Debian Does Dallas!

Re:I'm waiting...

[mustangdavis]

I'm waiting for ... Debian Does Dallas!

But I hope that the people of Dallas use some RedHats for protection before doing such a slutty ditribution

Re:If only it weren't in Florida

[drummerboy714]

Just don't ask anyone there to vote on whether or not they should be using Linux.

Re:Florida is a terrible place to live.

[mark_lybarger]

Cheap houses, no state income tax.... meth labs in their trailers, etc. Lots of drug runners ...

way to go, /. the state of florida.

strange slashdot effect

[greechneb]

All of the sudden the city of Largo notices NCD thin clients jumped up in price on ebay... surely couldn't be slashdotting ebay now? could we?

Re:Local and state governments

[Red_Winestain]

Any government of the people, for the people, by the people not using an OS of the people, for the people, by the people should be ashamed of itself.

Yes, but any government of the corporations, for the corporations, by the corporations not using an OS of the corporations, for the corporations, by the corporations should similarly be ashamed of itself.

Re:Used Equipment + OSS = Cost Savings

[Alien Being]

Damn. If only *nix had been built on some nice open standards, then they could choose from a wide variety of used computers and run free display server and thin client software on them.

Get a clue.

Re:If only it weren't in Florida

[Eccles]

hey! florida rulz! its 75 degrees outside in december, anyone else have it better?

Well yeah, but do you really want to live in God's Waiting Room?