Little ditty

[George Toft]

A major web site (credit car processor in the valley) will convert to
Linux next month from AIX.

George



coberr@scottsdaleins.com wrote:
> 
> A short story that I am sure some of you will enjoy:
> 
> I work in the IT department of a medium sized insurance company.  We are
> owned by a very large world-wide insurance enterprise.
> 
> For the last few years, I have been pushing to use Linux in various roles
> within my department.  The typical response is usually  that it was not an
> "approved" platform by our parent company.  (We are primarily a Solaris
> server/AS400/Windows desktop shop).
> 
> Recently, the parent has started an evaluation of using "Linux in the
> Entreprise" and I am fortunate to be able to participate in this project.
> As I was walking to the garage, I was telling a freind that I was excited
> and that I have high hopes that Linux has a bright future here.  He gave me
> the typical response "It's not good on the desktop, and would you bet a
> billion-dollar company on open source, yada, yada, yada...".   But here is
> the great part...
> 
> So at this point we stop in the Restroom, and I leave a Linux Firewall book
> I am carrying by the door for a second.  There was a janitor there - and he
> saw the book.  All of a sudden he starts talking to me, telling me how he
> was installing Linux on his home PC, asking my questions about Fat32 and
> Ext3, etc.,etc!!!
> 
> After we left, I turn to my friend and say "Hmmm let's see.... a billion
> dollar Enterprise and the Restroom janitor are both evaluating
> Linux.....this is a sign"
> 
> The future is so bright, Tux better get his shades on
> ;-)
> 
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