On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:20:17 -0400, HK wrote:


Why would IBM or anyone else want to force a hobbyist kit OS like LINUX
on its employees' desktops?

Harry, you better not fly anymore. The FAA's Traffic Flow Management
System is based on a hobbyist kit.

http://customers.press.redhat.com/20...dministration/

There are quite a few governments looking to save costs by migrating to
Linux.