[Info-vax] I guess VMS can't lose?

[Main, Kerry]

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> On Behalf Of Phillip Helbig---undress to reply
> Sent: October-25-10 3:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] I guess VMS can't lose?
> 
> In article <dacgp7-itt.ln1 at nntp.local.net>, Captain Pugwash
> <alex.buell at munted.org.uk> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 2010-10-25 at 08:54 -0400, JF Mezei wrote:
> > > The platform choice of a new exchange will be interesting as it is
> > > unhindred by any installed systems.
> >
> > Most likely they'll use what the rest of the financial world uses;
> > London Stock Exchange are currently ditching Windows Servers in favour
> > of Linux for their operations;
> 
> The LSE is not the entire rest of the world.
> 

Especially those concerned about security and stability.

Those who say otherwise have no real experience in large Linux shops.

These shops have given up testing important apps before they roll out
the 5-20+ security patches per month. They have adopted the old
Wintel strategy of "patch-n-pray".

Regards,

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
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