El_Oscuro writes "In todays business section of The Washington Post, there were two stories which referenced Linux. The first one is a piece about Windows Vista after 1 year, and article can be summarized by: "Windows Vista after one year: meh." This article is interesting because it is something an average Windows XP user would understand, and also mentions Linux and OS-X as alternatives. It is the first time I have read about the Linux alternative in a mainstream dead tree newspaper.
The second article is about Future Combat Systems, a major US Army program for battlefield communications which will run Linux. From TFA:
"Another software difficulty is the operating system, which is being developed by Boeing. The System-of-Systems Common Operating Environment, or SOSCOE, is supposed to be like Windows, the world's dominant operating system, only better.
"Boeing and the Army said they chose not to use Microsoft's proprietary software because they didn't want to be beholden to the company. Instead, they chose to develop a Linux-based operating system based on publicly available code.
"Microsoft, which does substantial business with the military, declined to comment."
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