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Linux To Power NWS's Storm Prediction System

Posted by timothy on from the mind-the-ups-batteries-please dept.

Mr. Plow writes "The National Weather Service is migrating to Linux-based IBM workstations and has purchased 900 IBM computers and 160 servers to do so." He includes links to coverage at Forbes (a Reuters wire service story there), Government Computer News, and Computerworld.

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  1. yah!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    death to microsoft!!

  2. Yay! Linux is somewhere else! by ObviousGuy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I can only pretend to be excited for a few seconds at a time.

    Yay!

    I'm spent.

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  3. this is a blow against freedom (nt) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    nt

  4. powered by linux.... by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So what? Is every single Linux user news? John Smith of 45 Roadway now uses Linux!!! stop the presses!

    Also "using Linux" and just happening to have the kernel handy are two different things. Are the NWS guys likely to contribute back to the OSS scene? I doubt it. So who gives a shit if they use Linux?

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    1. Re:powered by linux.... by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Ok who really trusts the media anyways? They cover stuff that *sells* not that is *news*. Take the "tracey patterson case" [or whatever his name is]. Do I give a shit? No. Is it news at this point? No. Why are they covering it? Because americans are sick voyeuristic bastards who need to get out and dance or something once in a while...

      Tom

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  5. Re:Bravo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No. You. Are. An. Idiot.

    There's a difference between throughput and latency. There's a difference between processing power and hard drive speed. There's a difference between having a clue and just posting to get karma. And I think we both know which one you're doing.

  6. Re:Maybe this will help Linux's respectability by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm constantly surprised at how all of the people who can't spell get modded up to +5. We need a (-1 learn to spell you *&^& mod). Its like living in the south and only seeing the stupid white trailer trash get on tv....you know that there are smart persons living there...its just that they are never televised.

  7. Re:Let's laugh at the sheep by t0ny · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    OHHH wow, they have some PHDs working there. what a commitment!!! Im sure a company with the size of IBM really needed to open up the wallet with THAT move!

    The fact of the matter is that they are jumping on a bandwagon, they can take advantage of a product which they need to put a minimal investment into (ask Sun how much they put into programming for Solaris, or as IBM how much they put into their mainframe OS's...), and use that tiny investment to drive up sales of what they REALLY sell, which is the $100k+++ mainframe hardware.

    Like I said, they arent buying "Linux", they are buying IBM. If it makes you feel better that its the other way around, I will allow you to do so (but just this once).

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