GNU/Linux Clears Gov't Procurement Hurdles

Sam Hiser writes "Tom Adelstein makes some sound if subtle points about where GNU/Linux really is in the government space -- not far enough. With OpenOffice.org and Mozilla (Firefox) now popular harbingers of file format freedom and browser security on Windows, he says, there is hope that public mindshare is catching up with reality; and that the 'Microsoft Two-Step: Shrug & Reboot' will soon be a thing of the past. Adelstein, in his column today in Linux Journal, discusses the significant advances made by GNU/Linux and its achievement of Common Criteria certification for government and enterprise use in a world where Microsoft still dominates in mindshare and governmental purchase orders."

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Re:Trying to make stability swipes at MS....

[JohnTheFisherman]

Proof? Sorry, hasn't panicked today so far. I know, I should really be shocked.

I call "asshole" on you and the rest of the detractors who with zero proof call me a liar. Fuck you. Fuck Linux. Fuck the Linux zealots who can't understand that it isn't perfect.

Default settings, quality hardware (no not a fucking laptop) and Linux has over 10x the crash/freeze/panic rate that Windows does, at least for me. Silly me, I just install the default settings and don't screw with it, and of course it doesn't work, I didn't enter the secret code!

Just for next time (even though, after repeated frustrating fuckwits like yourself insulting me rather than helping me) just in case I do actually reboot into Linux again, to enjoy the non-productivity, how do I save my crash information so that I can shove it down your throat, you smug arrogant prick?

The only time I've gotten any use out of Linux is when I reformat the WHOLE drive to NTFS and recover that useless 5G I always set aside for getting frustrated and getting called a liar for it not working perfectly.