EDS' Secret Love For Linux Laid Bare 171
Ashcrow writes "'Only a day after flaming open source as insecure, unscalable and unfit for Australian consumption in its Agility Alliance, services vendor EDS has revealed it really does have a soft spot for the penguin deep in its heart.' Apparently the 'Linux environment provides a level of security and stability unavailable elsewhere' which differs from that they had said earlier."
Consultant, prostitute? (Score:3, Interesting)
Good, 'cause they run our Linux boxes (Score:5, Interesting)
I also need to say that our support for Linux & MySQL from the EDS team supporting us has been excellent.
I was disappointed by the comments earlier this week, doubly so as I'm an Australian. I thought my countrymen would have smarter things to say about Linux...
Alan.
EDS and stable software (Score:5, Interesting)
Now, they do say that colorado pushed the go live faster than was recommended, but the point is that EDS might not be the one to talk about stability and flexibility.
Re:Rasmussen - Wilson (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Rasmussen - Wilson (Score:5, Interesting)
EDS is just trying to be anti IBM, and since IBM is pro Linux that means their competitive analysis team unwisely told them to be rabidly anti Linux whether it made any sense or not. Obviously it didn't make much sense. Big consulting companies might form preferences, and offer recommendations, but they are supposed to pick the best solution for job and be willing to be open minded enough to offer the technology the customer wants.
To put it another way by bashing Linux to this extent EDS has:
A. Shown to their potential customers they have a religious bias, which will preclude them from being a good consultant.
B. Shot themselves in the foot for any contract competition where Linux is prefered by the customer.
EDS is so trustworthy--not! (Score:5, Interesting)
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MS not secure - Re:This Just In! (Score:1, Interesting)
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition [secunia.com] (Highly critical)
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server [secunia.com] (Highly critical)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server [secunia.com] (Highly critical)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional [secunia.com] (Less critical)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition [secunia.com] (Less critical)
Linux Kernel 2.4.x [secunia.com] (Less critical)
Mandrake Linux 9.x [secunia.com] (Not critical)
Mandrake Linux 10.1 [secunia.com] (less then Not critical)
RedHat Linux 8.0 [secunia.com] (Less critical)
RedHat Linux 9.0 [secunia.com] (Not critical)
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3 [secunia.com] (less then Not critical)
Re:EDS is so trustworthy--not! (Score:2, Interesting)
Yeah, I did something about it. I moved.
Oh yeah, the big yellow pollution cloud didn't help
either.
Okay, a little perspective from an EDSer... (Score:5, Interesting)
I'd also like to point out that the previous article about the EDS "stance" was very likely taken somewhat out of context by the reporter. You've got a guy high up in EDS saying that in enterprise environments, linux doesn't match up to Solaris 10, and in a lot of ways he's right. If you doubt that, check out Solaris 10 and its new features. It rocks like mad, and I do prefer linux to Solaris.
No large enterprise on the planet is all of anything; even Microsoft got caught running linux and a BSD variant at times. So let's get over the notion that one guy out of 120,000 may not like linux so much yet still have it in his corporate environment?
Oh, and I use linux daily in my work at EDS, just to be clear on the subject, and rarely touch Solaris.
Re:Consultant, prostitute? (Score:1, Interesting)
When a prostitute "finishes" with you, at least you got what you paid for.
With EDS, you have to hire six more prostitutes just to maybe be able to get an erection again.
In six months, after spending $20 million.
Oh, and if they can find your original penis.
Re:I want to know (Score:3, Interesting)
between posting on
looks like goofing off at work, paid off!!