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From: Steve Gailey <steveg@metrosol.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 09:31:21 +0000
Organization: Metronome Solutions Ltd
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Bryce wrote:
> I'm writing documentation which advises banks on how to
> setup an electronic banking software package on a
> Net-connected, firewall-protected Intel box. Some of the
> most important banks in the world will be reading this
> documentation very soon. The current version of the
> documentation, which I inherited, advises them to run
> FreeBSD or BSDI. I'm considering changing this
> recommendation to Linux.
Whilst I am an ardent advocate of FreeBSD and use it in a
number of commercial situations for many of my customers,
I suspect that these banks are not going to take you too
seriously.
I am currently installing both Firewalls and various
Internet resources on behalf of one of my clients
(The largest Open Systems company in the world) and a
number of these installations are banks.
Without exception they are NOT Interested in even discussing
free tools, including operating systems. They have money to
spend and are very distrustfull of anything they get for
free.
I am often ammused when they would rather pay double for the
services of my company when purchased through a "Blue Chip"
computer company, rather than directly. I presume that I
must work harder when I sub-contract. :-)
Whilst some of them are comeing around to think that Intel
platforms may be of some use. Most of them are still going
for RISC based workstations and servers.
I don't mean to put you off, I would love to have FreeBSD
taken more seriously.
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Steve Gailey steveg@metrosol.demon.co.uk
Metronome Solutions Ltd. Tel: +44 973 563 239
Fax: +44 1732 460 742
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