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Putin to ban Windows?
« on: February 10, 2016, 07:26:35 PM »
It seems that Putin wants to ban Windows from government computers.  I guess they're getting tired of patch Tuesday too.
http://windowsreport.com/russia-ban-windows/
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2016, 07:30:40 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2016, 09:14:40 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.

Mac bro

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2016, 10:15:58 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2016, 10:29:04 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
It's been working out for North Korea
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2016, 10:31:24 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.

Mac bro

Why would they stop using Windows for fear of American spying and instead use SpyOS#2?

... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.

... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
It's been working out for North Korea

Yeah I guess all three of their computers are networking quite well.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2016, 10:32:27 PM »
The should build a Russian OS. It should be ugly but robust and functional. They could call it Leninux.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2016, 10:48:00 PM »
The should build a Russian OS. It should be ugly but robust and functional. They could call it Leninux.
Hmm, I think Stalinux has a better ring to it.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2016, 10:54:26 PM »
Judging by the article, it seems like they're building their own linux distro.

Soo...
Meh, good for them.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2016, 06:14:42 AM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
That's not an elaboration.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2016, 11:46:00 AM »
Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
Microsoft
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2016, 12:12:44 PM »
Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
Microsoft

Incorrect.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2016, 03:11:50 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
That's not an elaboration.

I didn't say it was.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2016, 04:22:37 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
That's not an elaboration.

I didn't say it was.
But I asked for one. Why did you reply if you didn't have one?
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2016, 07:34:00 PM »
Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
Here's 5.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/five-big-names-that-use-linux-on-the-desktop/
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2016, 07:38:40 PM »
Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.
Here's 5.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/five-big-names-that-use-linux-on-the-desktop/

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2016, 09:52:52 PM »
Hey look Rushy admitted he was wron...

Oh, sorry.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2016, 11:05:11 AM »
Putin is a smart man.

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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2016, 04:53:44 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.

Google. They even have their own in-house version of Ubuntu, called Goobuntu.
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Re: Putin to ban Windows?
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2016, 07:52:04 PM »
... What else would they use? Using any Linux distro as a front end enterprise solution is a disaster waiting to happen.
Do elaborate.

Give me one example of a large corporation or government system that uses Linux as a front end interface at an enterprise level.

Google. They even have their own in-house version of Ubuntu, called Goobuntu.

Awesome. So awesome that it was the first company mentioned in the link a few posts up.