Lockheed Replaces 10,000 Solaris Seats with Linux

bl8n8r writes "Citing hardware and software TCO, a source close to Lockheed Martin says the aeronautics giant will be replacing 10,000 of its Solaris seats with Linux. The article mentions AutoZone, IBM, SCO and Daimler Chrysler and what may be in store for Lockheed Martin. 'Every engineer has a Microsoft PC sitting next to their Sun Blade,' said their source. 'That's for business applications, and Linux is no threat there. It's Sun who has to worry.' Wait till they find out how much they can save running OpenOffice."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Hear who's laughing?

[Mr Thinly Sliced]

Maximum respect on the first logged in post.

AC should be ashamed.

Saddam!

[Anonymous Coward]

Saddam for President, 2004!

Screw Kerry and Bush. :D

Re:Saddam!

[Anonymous Coward]

Saddam is teh terroris.

Re:Saddam!

[Anonymous Coward]

US are the terrorist

Re:Reliable source?

[Anonymous Coward]

he ate my turkey sandwich?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!11111

Re:Reliable source?

[Lodragandraoidh]

I had my lunch stolen at work several times...either that or the bacteria that was growing on it decided 'enough is enough', and left after 2 months of waiting for me to eat it...

Colro Scheme

[Anonymous Coward]

I like this one the best. Black and white works ell for the subject matter too! :)

Re:Reliable source?

[RobertB-DC]

Funny you should mention the bacteria. I got tired of my frozen dinners getting stolen at a previous employer, so I took one and left it on the dashboard in the Texas summer heat for a couple of days. Then, I put it back in the freezer.

However, to give the thief a chance to rethink his/her ways, I told my co-workers of my plan. Apparently, word got back to the thief, because nobody took the bait. In fact, as far as I can recall, nobody ever reported their lunch missing again.

The Loughead Brothers...

[Anonymous Coward]

Did you know that the founders of Lockheed..., Allan and Malcolm Loughead, changed their name to "Lockheed" because they were tired of everyone pronouncing their name as "log head".

Re:Your .sig

[theonetruekeebler]

I'm admittedly off topic here, and silly to reply to a .sig, but your .sig says "Vote your conscience: Green Party in 2004!"

Well, Sparky, I am going to vote my conscience in 2004. And my conscience is telling me that as the resident of a Bush-leaning states, I don't want four more years of Bush on my conscience, which is why vanity candidates and single-issue third parties won't be getting my vote, money, support, respect or attention this year.

Re:Your .sig

[RobertB-DC]

And my conscience is telling me that as the resident of a Bush-leaning states, I don't want four more years of Bush on my conscience

Check out David Cobb's site more closely, and you'll find that the Green Party absolutely understands your concerns. The "Ralph Who?" quip refers to the decision by the Green Party to part ways with Ralph Nader and his short-sighted, self-focused 2004 campaign.

Cobb is focused on two things: Grow the Green Party, and Get Rid Of Bush. Here's a statement on his site that addresses your concerns:

1. In "swing states," where few percentage points separate Bush and Kerry, we encourage activists to mobilize voters behind Kerry. (A frequently updated list of swing states is posted at www.swing04.com.)
2. In "safe states" (and Washington, D.C.), so overwhelmingly pro-Bush or pro-Kerry that we can be confident of who will win in November, we encourage activists to mobilize voters behind Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb.
3. In all states, we encourage activists to engage in election-year vigilance to ensure that all votes count, especially those of racial minorities -- and to advocate for instant runoff voting and other reforms so that voters in future elections can support the candidate they most believe in without risk of electing the candidate they most oppose.

The Green Party is growing up -- we're no longer a single-issue party, and we've told the vanity candidate to take a hike. Check us out again... I think you'll like what you see.