EDS: Linux is Insecure, Unscalable 1112
daria42 writes "Large enterprises should not use Linux because it is not secure enough, has scalability problems and could fork into many different flavours, according to the Agility Alliance, which includes IT heavyweights EDS, Oracle, Cisco, Microsoft, Sun, Dell and EMC."
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Duh (Score:5, Funny)
shocking (Score:5, Funny)
thanks (Score:5, Funny)
Only one way to be sure (Score:2, Funny)
Well. There's only one reasonable thing to do here. Gather 'em all up, send 'em to Pluto and nuke the whole damn thing from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
In other news: (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:What a bunch... (Score:5, Funny)
Looks like Bushspeak (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:5, Funny)
How about right now tomorrow?
Whew, thanks for the info (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:2, Funny)
In the news today (Score:1, Funny)
"In the news today, Linux servers have been forking all night, there is no more control!"
"Run for your lives!"
"Linux, do you have a coment on this? -If the Agility Alliance say it, it must be true"
Best. Quote. Evar. (Score:5, Funny)
Did George W. Bush take a job with their speech writing lackeys?
Good! I'm sick of Linux too... (Score:1, Funny)
It's funny how Microsoft is in that Alliance. What an oxymoron.
I feel so sorry for the Microsoft and Linux userbase camps.
Hopefully, one day you folks will all actually get it. Until then, sorry about your luck.
Re:"Heavyweights." (Score:1, Funny)
That's hilarious (Score:3, Funny)
Then I click over here and learn that Linux has "scalability problems."
I've yet to see any version of Windows scale to 96 processors in a single desktop! Not that it'd be worth it anyway, as the cost for Windows alone would probably exceed $20,000!
Re:Definitely the wrong image to portray (Score:5, Funny)
I bet that if Obi Wan Kenobi posted a comment on slashdot like:
"Darth Vader betrayed and murdered Luke Skywalker's father"
10 people would reply to his post saying that he is using the wrong wording because he didn't actually murder him. Then Obi Wan would have to qualify his wording by saying "Its true, from a certain point of view."
Sheesh. Give me a break people.
See the thing is (Score:2, Funny)
Jim says Solaris 10 is *wayyy* better. (Score:2, Funny)
Oblig George Carlin... (Score:5, Funny)
FUCK PEARS!
Anybody want to buy a used Linux license? (Score:2, Funny)
Anybody want to buy a used Linux license?
Related News (Score:1, Funny)
No, no conflict of interest here, right?
Re:Securifying? (Score:3, Funny)
I think that pretty much says it all. This is a quote from one of the people we're to take advice from...
But securifying is double super good for your environment!
funny to see this article right above the news ... (Score:4, Funny)
*rofl*
Re:MOD THIS UP (Score:2, Funny)
Didn't you know that Linux is the word of God? Linus and RMS are holy angels and we must worship their likeness in temples all over the world! If you don't use Linux YOU WILL BURN IN HELL!!! A little man at a gas station in Kansas told all this too me, but I kept it secret until now. I wasn't sure if people would think I was crazy, but there is no doubt now. Anything that is not Linux is a false OS, and anyone worshipping false idols will be turned into salt! If you use Linux you will be given 20 virgins, not in the afterlife, but RIGHT NOW in your basement while your mom is at work! That's right! Use Linux and get saved and laid! Okay, I'll stop now.
Re:Slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)
So you're the one who named his first child Ignorance.
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What a bunch... (Score:1, Funny)
By way of illustration, here are two less confusing ways to make either point:
Somebody should show them the xfree/xorg situation, wherein forking drastically improved the software
or
Like the Xfree/Xorg situation. That *helped*... NOT!!!
Re:Slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)
I agree... Now. What was I saying?
Oh, now I remember.
This is all a load of crap. Linux Rocks!
Re:MOD THIS UP (Score:2, Funny)
Although what I'm gonna do with 20 Virginians in my basement, I've not figured out quite completely.
Quick, somebody tell Google! (Score:3, Funny)
Things that make you go Hmmmm.... (Score:2, Funny)
Wasn't it EDS the large corporation that allowed 60,000 or so computers to crash in the UK gouvernment because they didn't do the required Windows Update awhile back... also see:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/01/172
Kinda makes you wonder if they are fit to comment on this sort of thing.
Microsoft says Linux sucks? Say it ain't so... Could it be that they are in DIRECT compatition with them... News at 11... according to MS the TOC is also higher on linux nm linux is FREE... yadda yadda support... ever try to get MS support or any real support? Oh look dell is next how appropiate...
Dell, ok they aren't the ones to really comment either. They are so in MS pocket it just isn't funny. Dell is basically just a dilivery service for Intel and MS. They think Linux is no good either eh... well go figure. They also say AMD is no good. Well we all know that is true. They are much slower, more expensive, and consume more energy... oh wait...
Oracle... all I know is they make DBMS systems. While a good portion of their systems probably run on some flavor of unix/linux/bsd/vms/etc... all the clients (ie buisness) will be Windows, which is MS, which is probably 80-90% of their buisness, so again go figure. (I may be full of crap on this one, I am just making stuff up now...:)
Cisco... don't they make networks and cables and such? wtf does their opinion matter about linux and its scaleability and security... What OS do they use. How SPECIFIC is it? how USELESS would it be to a general user... so who cares what Cisco says.
Sun. Well much like microsoft they make their own OS and systems.... so yeah direct compitition may say the other guys product sucks... Everyone go out and buy Solarius NOW! right....
EMC? who the f#@k are EMC? Ok I googled them, and if it is the same one as www.emc.com then I still don't know wtf they do! Though by the looks of it they dabble in a bit of everything corporate or enterprise (Much like EDS, btw whats with 3 letter names starting with "E" anyway). So maybe they might be able to make a semi useful comment. Then again Bah! Never heard of 'em so who cares!
In conclusion: This is a stupid statement and/or article to make. News is "supposed" to be unbiased. To make a big anouncement, to discover, that linux is not scaleable nor secure, is hardly believable (true or not) if it comes from the mouth of those that are in direct compitition, have a lot to gain or lose by the addmission. In other words, Lame.
and no I didn't RTFA.
My 2 cents, enjoy!
DarthVain
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:4, Funny)
No entry found for securifying.
Did you mean scarifying?
Re:A former EDSer (thankfully) (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What a bunch... (Score:1, Funny)
In other news (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What a bunch... (Score:2, Funny)
You have to find it first tho.......
Re:What a bunch... (Score:3, Funny)
And SCO reportedly went insane trying to decide whether or not to join.
Re:Have you ever read something... (Score:2, Funny)
No entry found for yeilds.
Did you mean irony?
It's unsecure, unscalable, prone to forking... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Oblig George Carlin... (Score:1, Funny)
FUCK MICROSOFT!
Not all members of alliance agree (Score:2, Funny)
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.oracl e.com [netcraft.com]
Re:In case of slashdotting: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What a bunch... (Score:4, Funny)
(ducks and runs)
Re:Hmmmm.. (Score:1, Funny)
oh wait, it's not scalable... sorry.
how do I install windows server 2003 on this mainfraime again?
Re:Who Comes Up with These Names? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What a bunch... (Score:3, Funny)
Get 'em boyz!!
Re:Tripping (Score:3, Funny)
- Chris
Re:What a bunch... (Score:2, Funny)
if you can install postgresql, then you are a god. imagine how advanced you are if you can actually use it.