Re: [Sheflug] The Post Office

[fred <nospam [at] northtrafford.ac.uk>]

>From fred dodd at manchester

I have used RedHat Linux for some years within the college where I work,
as file server to students on Networking course. I placed a Linux Web
server based on Mandrake 7.0 on IBM 333mhz pro with 32mb ram. It out
performed a duel 200mhz pro. with 64mb running NT IIS, they have know
invested in a new machine PIII with 500mb ram to run internal end
external web servers with Linux on.
Oh the Inland Rev. spent a lot of money on NT why!

fred



Richard wrote:

> Dear All
>
> Anyone found out  why the Post Office need to spend £247M on an NT4
> machine ??  Or, perhaps I should say, why can't they spend £247 000 on
> Linux machines instead ??
>
> Some years ago I explained to the  US Postal Service that Linux would
> save them a lot of money and they quickly adopted Linux as one of
> their main systems.  It did save them a lot of money.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
>
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