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Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com)
Symantec is considering a corporate
switch to Linux, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
"Somewhere, Bill Gates is frowning. Symantec Chief Executive John Thompson said today his company may use Linux software to run its desktop computers instead of Microsoft's Windows.
Bloomberg News says Cupertino's Symantec, the largest maker of consumer anti-virus software, is considering whether to switch some or all employees to Linux, a free operating system developed by programmers around the world, Thompson said at a conference in New York."
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Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 27, 2004 18:49 UTC (Thu) by edgewood (subscriber, #1123) [Link] Maybe they're spending too much time dealing with viruses in their corporate network :-)
Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 27, 2004 20:03 UTC (Thu) by rjamestaylor (guest, #339) [Link] Maybe their IT dept has trouble get ting rid of the Norton Anti-Virus Virus, too.
Of course, that's as silly as thinking Sun engineers would revolt against using Java on Solaris.
Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 28, 2004 1:27 UTC (Fri) by leandro (guest, #1460) [Link] > as silly as thinking Sun engineers would revolt against using Java on Solaris. Ha ha, only serious. (I know...old news...) What do you mean?
OT: Sun engineers revolt against Java on Solaris Posted May 28, 2004 1:57 UTC (Fri) by rjamestaylor (guest, #339) [Link] I mean this:The Java Problem Author: Julian S. Taylor Reviewed by: Steve Talley, Mark Carlson, Henry Knapp, Willy (Waikwan) Hui, Eugene Krivopaltsev, Peter Madany, Michael BoucherLike I said, old news. The executive summary blames the support process, not the technology: "A review of the problem indicates that these issues are not inherent to Java but instead represent implementation oversights and inconsistencies common to projects which do not communicate effectively with partners and users." It is common lore among Java folk that Java runs best on Windows -- not UNIX or Linux...this "InternalMemo" helped solidify that lore.
OT: Sun engineers revolt against Java on Solaris Posted May 28, 2004 7:39 UTC (Fri) by bojan (subscriber, #14302) [Link] Ah, the Sun Java bug resolution process. My experience was this:1. Find bug, report to Sun. As far as I know, these bugs are still there (implementation of ZIP). Now, this stuff is essential (JARs are ZIPs). Never mind. Never mind Sun and their Java, all of the stuff they offer to solve with Java can be solved with free software, only better, faster and with less CPU and memory usage. Hopefully, in the next year or so, I'll be completely Java free when it comes to my own software.
Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 27, 2004 20:22 UTC (Thu) by crow (guest, #96) [Link] Seriously, viruses may be a major consideration here. This is a company that has to experiment with viruses in order to be certain that their software stops them. How many times do you think they've found a bug where a virus escapes from their lab?If they move most of their non-test systems over to Linux, they don't have to worry about that. And for their test machines, they probably use something like VMWare to carefully examine what is going on during an infection and quickly roll back.
Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 28, 2004 14:22 UTC (Fri) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link] When I worked at Peter Norton Computing (just after they were bought by Symantec) their virus lab was completely isolated from the rest of the company; no network connections or media taken in or out without explanation and logging.I think they might just want to work on a better system. :-)
non-subscription link Posted May 27, 2004 19:32 UTC (Thu) by dank (subscriber, #1865) [Link] Salt Lake Tribune has a free article on this topic from Bloomberg News.
non-subscription link Posted May 27, 2004 19:41 UTC (Thu) by sumC (subscriber, #1262) [Link] In true Neuromancer style.. :)cypherpunks@cypherpunks.com:cypherpunks did work.
Window Shopping Posted May 27, 2004 20:02 UTC (Thu) by ccyoung (subscriber, #16340) [Link] Could be he's just re-negociating prices with MS - look at MS original/last quote to Munich when they were considering Linux. Same with several cities in England.If I ran a large business, even if I were not smart enough to see the advantages of Linux, I would sure be smart enough to save 50% on my MS tax^H^H^Hbill by threatening to use Linux.
Window Shopping Posted May 27, 2004 20:20 UTC (Thu) by rjamestaylor (guest, #339) [Link] [donning Renyolds head gear]The whole thing could be a "misunderstanding" in which the IT Purchasing agent for Symantec is negotiating a deal for a hugely discounted Windows licensing arragement from, oops, Lindows. And, at the last minute, the mistake will be "discovered" that Lindows is not the San Diego office of Microsoft's OS Division and the incident will be used as anecdotal evidence of the marketplace confusion caused by the single letter variation and less-than-distinct phoenetic difference between Lindows and Windows... [removing Reynolds head gear] Nah. What company would play the fool in order to help promote Microsoft's agenda? ;) Seriously, though, your explanation would make good business sense for any large MS licensee to follow; especially one so integrally related to solving Windows deficiencies, at least in the eyes of the buying public. On that note, it also may be a Symantec strategy exerting its existing influence to stave off being "Stac'ed" by the inclusion of a number of Symantec's value-added features into the base Windows product. Symantec may feel it has nothing to lose.
Symantec may go with Linux (MercuryNews.com) Posted May 27, 2004 23:21 UTC (Thu) by neoprene (guest, #8520) [Link] This is poetic. Windoze Antivirus company stops using windoze.How much pain can one take?
story problems Posted May 28, 2004 12:56 UTC (Fri) by pflugstad (subscriber, #224) [Link] Is it just me, or does this story change 1/2 way through from being about Symantec to the Peoplesoft/Oracle thing?Stories got mixed together somehow?
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