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Telstra To Put Linux On Desktop
StArSkY writes "The Australian has an article today outlining how Telstra, Australia's largest Telco, is switching to Linux and open source on the desktop. Their pilot has been quite successful, and improved stability has been noticed. On trial are Star Office, Gnome, Mozilla and Wyse. Spending AUD$1.5 Billion a year on IT, means Telstra using Open Source is a massive boost to Open Source developers and support professionals. Not mentioned in the Article is that Telstra also just Dumped IBM Global Services, and will be running IT in-house again! Telstra will be hiring Linux-savvy people I think..."
better book that flight for down under, mate.
My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
Telstra will be hiring Linux-savvy people I think..."
Outsourcing companies rejoice! India rejoices. US, UK drink wine in the park!
"It's not your information. It's information about you" - John Ford, Vice President, Equifax
"... [O]ur goal is to complete... at the end of October, draw our conclusions and rapidly roll it out."
Will we be surprised if, two months from now we hear: "Alas, all 500 test subjects hated it terribly; we'll stick with Windows. Oddly, they all seem to have inherited $1M from abroad.".
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They're a pack of lying monopolistic bastards who break the law at every opportunity, employ deceptive advertising practices and screw every other telecom company in the country sideways. They're still half government owned, so we get the worst of both worlds in that respect
Enough about Microsoft, tell us what you think about Telstra?
"I was about to give up hope of Telstra returning to its clueful roots."
Err, what clueful roots? They've never had a clue and I doubt they'll inherit one within the next decade.
To know that you know what you know, and that you do not know what you do not know, that is true wisdom. --Scooby Doo
Geez, sign up for a broadband connection, pay through the teeth for a half decent speed and a fecked up 3gb cap (anything higher costs 3 testicles and a leg) and they don't support you running it off a *nix box at all. You ring up support and if you even MENTION anything about any *nix machine they say its your problem.. deal with it. Yet they want to save money by deploying the same stuff? *biatchslap telstra*
Telstra To Put Linux On Desktop
It's been done, I've had one for years.
I love the smell of Karma in the morning
They're still half government owned, so we get the worst of both worlds in that respect
Enough about Microsoft, tell us what you think about Telstra
Nah, MS owns half the government.
Just because you can't, doesn't mean you shouldn't.
On a more positive note, there's gonna be a lot of ex-phreaks who will be working on the inside...
Microsoft actually tried this late last year when the Staroffice deal was announced. They flew Steve Balmer out and he attempted to "lay on the charm". Of course if you saw the photos in the paper, you'realise that this is a physical impossibility.
Anyway, the Staroffice and J2EE deal went ahead and Micro$oft wasted the cost of Stev's time and trip.
Tp.
that a big spotlight with the outline of an obnoxious frat boy just started to shine on the Seattle skyline? "Steve, Steve, wake up, the FratSignal is shining, someone is trying to break our stranglehold on the desktop market. Get your briefcase and get down there ASAP!!"