Re: Open-source opportunuity?
On Tuesday 09 September 2003 11:21 am, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:57:05AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > on Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 04:09:43AM +0100, Pigeon
(jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk) wrote:
> > > From the current issue of RAIL magazine:
> > >
> > > "Network Rail is seeking tenders to replace its Windows NT
> > > system, which Microsoft abandons in December. NR has 10,000
> > > desktop computers, 2,900 laptops and 300 servers - the equivalent
> > > of one computer for each track mile it owns!"
> >
> > And where might Network Rail be? I'm guessing UK:
> >
> > http://www.networkrail.co.uk/
> >
> > No current GNU/Linux position openings listed.
>
> If they're "seeking tenders", that means they're looking for
> third-party companies to whom they can contract out the work, not
> offering jobs themselves.
>
Unless they are seeking tenders because Windoze has got them in such a
mess that they are going back to using steam trains. ;-)
Geoff
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