U.S. agency may keep Windows XP on its PCs for three more years
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| The ATF isn't the only federal agency that has cited Vista testing as a
| reason for not moving quickly to the new OS. Last January, the Department of
| Transportation told its end users not to upgrade to Vista, partly because of
| potential application compatibility problems.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9033679
Things are looking very good for GNU/Linux (see below). The FSF has begun
the "Trash Vista, Not Your PC" campaign. It is raising awareness about the
control freak that Vista is (forensics, spyware, DRM, resource hog, and so
forth).
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/TrashVistaDRM
More on that press release from this morning:
Environmental and social justice groups unite to condemn Microsoft Vista
http://blue-gnu.biz/content/environmental_and_social_justice_groups_unite_condemn_microsoft_vista
Related:
FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480
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