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Windows Incompatibilities Frustrate D.C. Schools

Posted by Zonk on from the look-at-the-label-first dept.

capouch writes "The Washington Post reports that school administrators for the DC public school system are having an awful time getting their new administrative software to work properly." From the article: "'In my experience, the combination of an Oracle database, Windows operating system, Unix hardware and an Apache webserver is a bad combination,' Barlow wrote in the memo to Thomas M. Brady, the school system's chief business operations officer. 'In fact, through our research the last few days, we have found an advisory on the Apache website that states, 'Please note that at this time, Windows support is entirely experimental and is recommended only for experienced users.' The Apache Group does not guarantee that the software will work as documented or even at all...Barlow said officials plan to replace Windows with a different operating system."

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

    Switch to Linux!

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

      You show every sign of being a potential Microsoft customer for life. Please feel free to do so with our blessings. Further comments on /. are not required of you. Have a good day.

  2. Well, true but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Windows likes poop.

  3. So what's Apache's problem? by lseltzer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How many years now has Windows support been experimental? Obviously they aren't serious about supporting Windows. If the school district feels they have to use Apache then they should run their web servers on something else, but that has little to do with the rest of the infrastructure.

  4. Vista by amichalo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Windows support is entirely experimental and is recommended only for experienced users.

    I was on a support call with a company last week. They actually told me that in order to correct the issue I was having with resetting my password on their website I needed to reboot my Windows XP box and try logging into their website again. Not just logout or even clear my browser cache or cookies...I HAD TO REBOOT! (Actual issue was the support person was sending me to the wrong web application but that's not the point.)

    Goes to show that the article is right, Windows support is entirely experimental.

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

    What sort of dumbass, unsubstatianted comment is this? Are you a MS-sponsored butt buddy? "anyone but experienced users" does this refer to heroin addicts or Microsofties? You use this all the time on "those installs"?

    Dude, I think Slashdot is pretty unreceptive to assholes. Slams are appreciated if they are substantiated.

  6. Re:That's What They Get... by tacodealer · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Man I'd have to agree, why would you run a bunch of craptastic open source software written by a bunch of misfits from around the world who only support the open source movement because they're constantly hoping to run across some decent code written by someone else since they can't do it themselves.

    Just run Microsoft server software which is able to easily support and play nicely with other Microsoft server software (assuming you don't get some jerkoff that swears he can run MS server software just because he was able to install it from a bootable CD), and you're in business.

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  7. Re:It's probably incompetence or corruption by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    George Bush lied to the whole county, sent a thousand troops to their deaths, was re-elected. What makes you think DC is different from your neighbourhood ?
    Oh that's right, you can vote....DC residents don't get to vote for a congressman or senator.