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Largo Loving Linux

Posted by michael on from the not-megatokyo's-largo dept.

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.)

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  1. The sysadmins sound so... disturbing. by immanis · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

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    1. Re:The sysadmins sound so... disturbing. by dildatron · · Score: 5, Funny

      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!

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    2. Re:The sysadmins sound so... disturbing. by sisukapalli1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      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

  2. Who cares what Great Teacher Largo thinks? by tmhsiao · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does Hayasaka think of it.

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  3. I'm waiting... by jaredcoleman · · Score: 5, Funny


    for Debian Does Dallas!

    1. Re:I'm waiting... by mustangdavis · · Score: 5, Funny
      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
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  4. strange slashdot effect by greechneb · · Score: 4, Funny

    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?

  5. Re:Local and state governments by Red_Winestain · · Score: 5, Funny
    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.

  6. Re:Used Equipment + OSS = Cost Savings by Alien+Being · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.