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Ford Europe Bumping Windows for Linux on 33,000 Desktops

Tue, 08/21/2001 - 10:40 — kebernet

Motor giant Ford's European arm is
planning to ditch Microsoft as its desktop
operating systems provider and move to an
open source model, according to its
European head of IT.

In an exclusive interview with silicon.com
conducted at the IT Director's Forum, Richard
Thwaite, director of IT and ebusiness
infrastructure for Ford Europe, said an open
source desktop was his goal.

  Silicon.com

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Tue, 08/21/2001 - 10:59 — atrox (not verified)

Re: Ford Europe Bumping Windows for Linux on 33,000 Desktops

i have been saying it for literally years, its not a matter of IF, its simply WHEN. yes, currently Linux plays a more prominent server role, but it will be a majot desktop player also.

this is great news, to see a major corporate desktop install. its about time we saw some insight such as this.

(and for the record, linux is my desktop at home and office, has been for well over a year at the office and far longer at home, all works great, it CAN be done.)

Tue, 08/21/2001 - 12:09 — Khowa Bhunga (not verified)

Re: Ford Europe Bumping Windows for Linux on 33,000 Desktops

Hmm--seems to me I heard this at least a few weeks ago---and it's not there yet, eh? Still can be derailed, much like the Mexican thing to put Linux in schools. Still, something like this has a much better chance of succeeding in Europe, rather than the US---

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