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British Health System Looks at Linux

Posted by michael on from the stop-the-spread-of-viruses dept.

DanBrusca writes "The Observer is reporting that Britain's biggest employer, the National Health Service, may ditch Microsoft due to mounting licence costs. 'Richard Granger, NHS IT director, has ordered a trial of a Linux-based system from Sun Microsystems as part of a UKP2.3 billion computer modernisation plan. The plan could see Java Desktop software rolled out across the NHS's 1 million staff and 800,000 computers to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite of programmes.'"

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  1. Re:Britain's biggest employer is Health? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They will be un-assimilated

  2. Re:when will it stop by dankdirk77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah I didn't see

    Windows is a 'closed-source' system for wrecking computers stolen by a young American student in the early 80s and rejected by thousands of programmers working together across the internet.

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  3. And headlines later this week on slashdot: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    • British Health System Then Looks Away From Linux, Embarrased
    • British Health System Asks Linux to Put On Some Clothes
    • Linux Throws On a Spaghetti-Strap Dress and Comments Mockingly on Stodgy Brits
    • British Health System, Now Somewhat Flustered, Looks At Linux Again
    • Linux Says, So Is That A Router In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Glad to See Me
  4. Re:Britain's biggest employer is Health? by tempest303 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Right, unlike our capitalist system of HMOs, and we all know that HMOs are about Choice, Choice, and more Choice, not to mention great service and care for clients. Thank god for Freedom!

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  5. It's easy they can... by spineboy · · Score: 4, Funny
    Set up their office any-way they want. One of my colleagues just set up his office about a year ago. I advised him to go with Apple for ease of use, but he wanted Windows - and promptly got hit with one of the big viruses, which shut down his office, until the hospitals computers were cleaned.

    He called me complaining that I should have tried harder to convince him to switch away from Windows.

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  6. Incomplete Headline by Dr.+Photo · · Score: 4, Funny

    The story was supposed to read:

    "British Health System Looks at Linux; Tells it to Quit Smoking and Exercise More" ;-)

  7. Bah! by use_compress · · Score: 4, Funny

    The last thing you want is an obese penguin giving you health advice.

  8. Re:Sweet.... by matvei · · Score: 4, Funny

    (starting with the ^$!* Universities!)

    You know that you're a geek when you spend some time wondering what that regexp does.