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How long was this in the making and also it must have been very beneficial that last weeks cyber attacks occurred?!
[1] https://nhsbuntu.org/nhsbuntu/2017/01/31/initial-post/ [2] https://nhsbuntu.org/nhsbuntu/2017/04/26/sxsw-show-and-tell/
I do think running hospitals on Linux is a good idea. However just sticking a skin over $YOUR_FAVORITE_DISTRO may not quite work. Hospitals have to work with proprietary devices -- for example, retinal scanners etc, many of which only have Windows drivers. Also, while updating individual Linux systems is easy, patching Linux at scale across the thousands of desktops in the NHS needs a proper, thought-out patching str…
You know, this kind of reminds me of that seen from Goodfellas where Ray Liotota's character is explaining about protection rackets. The quote goes something like "Having a bad day, f k you pay me. Your loved one is sick, f k you pay me. Business going badly, f k you pay me." And that's exactly how I feel about all of these proprietary device providers that have all these massive contract with the NHS. It really shou…
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You know, this kind of reminds me of that seen from Goodfellas where Ray Liotota's character is explaining about protection rackets. The quote goes something like "Having a bad day, f k you pay me. Your loved one is sick, f k you pay me. Business going badly, f k you pay me." And that's exactly how I feel about all of these proprietary device providers that have all these massive contract with the NHS. It really shou…
What do you do about legacy software? Porting all the crap they're currently using to a new operating system isn't free.
What is the NHS? Seriously, what is the NHS? Nothing defines the NHS, including the about page.
That's the about page, what's the problem?
A quick whois lookup suggests the domain name was registered on April 26. This is after we knew about EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, but suspiciously before the May 12th onslaught of WannaCry at the NHS. Also, the domain status is "serverTransferProhibited" ( https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited ). Very interesting.
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The NSH simply states that Linux drivers will be provided and supported by the Vendor or no sale. This is not hard.
But what about the billions of pounds worth of existing equipment?
But it would mean giving a huge F* YOU to established networks of parasi- er, vendors specialised in public sector tenders - Microsoft being the king of them all.
What is the NHS? Seriously, what is the NHS? Nothing defines the NHS, including the about page.
National Health Service (how most people receive healthcare in the UK). I guess they're context blind because of the recent WanaCrypt infection they're on the minds of the target audience of this joke? buisiness?
If you follow that address, you find this forum post: https://www.openhealthhub.org/t/welcome-to-nhsbuntu/908
NHSbuntu was launched 20 days ago, before the recent attack.
I do think running hospitals on Linux is a good idea. However just sticking a skin over $YOUR_FAVORITE_DISTRO may not quite work. Hospitals have to work with proprietary devices -- for example, retinal scanners etc, many of which only have Windows drivers. Also, while updating individual Linux systems is easy, patching Linux at scale across the thousands of desktops in the NHS needs a proper, thought-out patching str…
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True, but it's a long- vs. short-term cash problem. The new system would cost a lot in the first few years, but less on the long term as MS licenses won't have to be paid.
NHS would need to pay someone for Linux desktop support. It's normally as expensive as windows.
IMHO, the main cost is replacing the old window support guys by linux support guys because people a rarely competent in both and erasing the windows way of thinking is very difficult. The new team has to learn the specific needs and manner of NHS. Once they have the same experience as the previous team, the cost should melt.