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The U.K.'s National Health Service Licenses JDS
deputydink writes "Recently the NHS licensed from Sun 5000 seats of its JDS system for tactical deployments within the health care service, adding that it deemed JDS a viable desktop alternative for certain types of user communities. The NHS has already deployed JDS in its back-office. This could be the high profile boost for JDS subscription services that Sun needs."
Yes, because you really want your surgeon to be browsing tranny porn while operating on you.
As an ex Sun guy
:) in the ER?
Hmmm, since when was "Anonymous Coward" a Sun guy??
that's cool but I wouldn't want anyone in the emergency room using it
I suppose you would prefer the blue screen of death
Well, where I work a 'Tactical Deployment' is when a user takes vacation or a sick day and I reimage their box with a newer OS. There's a lot of folks who cling dearly to their old familiar software.
They don't even know what hit them.
"Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie." -Tori Amos on Nine Inch Nails
Yeah, JDS is better than most other non-linux solutions but
....
When all you know is garbage, mediocre looks like heaven.
Sometimes boldness is in fashion. Sometimes only the brave will be bold.
Tactical deployment means finding 5000 machines in the whole of the NHS that will actually install and boot JDS.
I'm sure there is a very detailed plan, just not one we are privy to.
Not a troll, but you're not very familiar with UK governement IT projects, are you?
As an ex Sun guy with plenty of JDS experience..
Right, and as an ex NASA astronuat with plenty of space experience let me just say that you are full of Grade A Premium Cow Shit.