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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. Problem is with Unix hardware by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously, they should be using Linux hardware.

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    1. Re:Problem is with Unix hardware by Vorondil28 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's GNU/Linux hardware to you, pal!

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  2. Re:Wha? by Klowner · · Score: 4, Funny

    optical mice are considered "eunuchs hardware" because they lack balls.

    Oh wait, the spelling, nevermind!

  3. No doubt by einhverfr · · Score: 5, Funny

    UNIX hardware, Windows OS, Apache, and Oracle a bad combination?

    No doubt they are trying to run Windows Server 2003 on a Sunfire cluster with Oracle and Apache running on it.

    No wonder they are running into trouble....

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  4. Re:Windows incompatibility? by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 4, Funny
    This is /.

    Windows is ALWAYS the problem.

  5. Re:That's What They Get... by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny
    Let them know (since they are elected) that they can't let the districts do stupid tech things.

    Hey, I'm still pissed off about the fact that we had those stupid scissors that couldn't cut anything in grade school. I mean, they were about as sharp as a basketball.

    Plus, for some insane reason, most of them were left-handed.