<OT> Edwards Air Force Base computers shut down due to worm

[burns]

On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 15:25, Bill Campbell wrote:

> A more obvious question is why they're running mission-critical
> applications on Windows in the first place!  

They may not be. The people that write these articles sometimes do not
have the full story and occasionally are clueless, themselves. 

Traditionally, DoD would employ Unix systems such as Solaris on command
& Control and other mission-critical systems, while Windows would be an
option for general desktop systems. What they may be referring to is the
shutdown of their general use (MIS) WAN, rather than Operational
Information Systems. 
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burns