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Lufthansa Systems Chooses Linux
Nice2Cats writes "Remember all of the jokes about operating systems as airlines? Well, Heise is reporting that Linux is just going to take over the computer systems of Germany's airline Lufthansa instead. SuSE and Lufthansa Systems have a joint press release (in German, it should appear here when it comes out in English) out where Karlheinz Natt from Lufthansa Systems gushes (my translation): 'We are registering a steadily increasing demand for Linux-based solutions from our customers.' "
I really hope this doesn't happen.
There is no god
greed/fear based execrable.
no contest. where are you going to fly to, should the senseless murder/destruction fail to subside?
one of many things about the gnu hobbyists (with the obvious exception of the payper liesense stock markup scamsters): when you support their efforts/use their gifts to us, you save money, & that money fails to arrive in the pockets of those who would destroy all of us, in the name of 'business'.
we look forward to the weakend of the corepirate execrable daze.
i think this is more a case of domestic politics, not wanting to send dollars, er, deutshmarks, overseas. it is a good thing in that it will show the enterprise capabilities of linux, etc. however, like the munich deal, their going with suse, which sounds more like keeping it home. but hey, more power to them.
plus, if i'm not mistaken, most major industries in europe are government subsidized, so, it was probably good politics to go local. (yes, i realize there are tons of subsidies in the US. i don't agree with it, i am just poitning out a fact. our governmetn tends to subsidize firms, like with boeing, buy making purchases and tax policy)
My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
read the manuals.
much of our vocabulary/vernacular was designed (100's of years agoo) to prevent notions that oppose unquestioned participation in a set of narrowly defined 'business'/religious 'principals'.
once you can see the light/participate in the planet/population rescue, sets of words mean very little, except as a means to raise query. the real power lies in intentions/behaviours.