Linux to get the boot at US Army Corps of Engineers? Understandable.
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 76.232.93.98]
on September 15, 2007 12:01 PM
I was in IT for a good many years at USACE. I can see why Linux can't be used there. Upgrades and support are done at Admin level. I can't imagine trying to keep thousands of computers running when everyone is off trying new distros, software, betas. When I left the push was on to make all the computers like terminals, leaving nothing to the user.
Downsizing and competitive bidding has virtually gutted the Corps, and especially the IT sections. When you go from 45 people supporting a district of 3500 to 5 people in IT you just
can't individually support every user. Windows or Linux, when users have any control at all they will eventually need tech support, and when the closest support is a call center hundreds of miles away production will be lost. So everyone jumps through the same hoop. If you're interested, check out some of the district web sites. Notice how they all look alike? Nothing individual, nothing imaginative. Cookie cutter pages.
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Linux to get the boot at US Army Corps of Engineers? Understandable.
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 76.232.93.98] on September 15, 2007 12:01 PMDownsizing and competitive bidding has virtually gutted the Corps, and especially the IT sections. When you go from 45 people supporting a district of 3500 to 5 people in IT you just
can't individually support every user. Windows or Linux, when users have any control at all they will eventually need tech support, and when the closest support is a call center hundreds of miles away production will be lost. So everyone jumps through the same hoop. If you're interested, check out some of the district web sites. Notice how they all look alike? Nothing individual, nothing imaginative. Cookie cutter pages.
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