[KLUG Members] Linux in local government???

Bruce Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
06 Nov 2002 08:40:29 -0500


While waiting in line to vote yesterday, I noticed something surprising
in an empty government office.  A computer without a screen saver, which
_appeared_ to me to be running Linux w/Ximian Gnome!!!  

The distance was too great to make out any words or icons, and the chair
back obscured the lower left hand corner of the screen, so I couldn't
make out what was on the "start button".  It had two menu bars, on the
top and on the bottom, a medium blue background, and no wallpaper.  I
can't be 100% sure, but it appeared very "Ximian like".

This is at a VERY rural township office, and I don't know who's office
this was.  It had a name on the door, which I don't remember, but no
title that I could see.

Does anyone know of Linux in local government offices like this???
Or does Ximain look so much like XP, that I'm mistaken???

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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