Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Sep 23 14:20:28 CDT 2013
Hi Jon: In a home site it is sometimes more difficult to migrate a client to Linux as not all their games will port but in a business environment there are far fewer application needed so Linux becomes a real option. Some of the local banks are still, according to a friend who does the servicing, that they have not made up their minds. The apparent lack of security from proprietary software is holding everything up. No one is saying it out right but I think the revelations from Snowden is causing every tech to second guess their companies' security. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Tydda" <jon at tydda.plus.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 11:50:36 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Dire warnings Hi Jim At my work, we migrated to Windows 7 as part of our four yearly hardware upgrade cycle. I'm not sure how people are convincing themselves that doing it is too expensive - I think it'd be more expensive NOT to upgrade, in the long run. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: 22 September 2013 19:37 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Dire warnings Hi All: I have been receiving warnings similar to the following link: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/xp-nightmare-whitepaper.shtml?elq_mid= 3168&elq_cid=848849&v=BCC1h_WP_Nightmare&ls=ENT_HL_MOB_XP_BCC1h&sf=701a00000 00ewMV&ecid=CLENO000000848849&elq=0cc0db94d81b44ecbbfc35a10b2d2746 Where the above message came from is curious to me but there seems to be a number of such messages going out and they seem like just some scare tactic. Some of my client's have also been receiving them and they are all getting very concerned. They can always move up to a later version of Windows but I have been assembling a Linux replacement build in-case the price is more than they want to pay. I just don't know which way to go on this but will have to play it by ear. Any suggestions or comments will be great-fully accepted. Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com