Comments on: Computer virus in hospitals http://bazargan.org/computer-virus-in-hospitals/ Happiness is a journey, not a destination Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:39:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James http://bazargan.org/computer-virus-in-hospitals/#comment-16 James Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:25:38 +0000 http://bazargan.org/?p=319#comment-16 Ok, I can't resist – Ok but only Mac OS X could run Windows and Linux in virtulisation therefore offering a choice – OS X has never been hacked and its FreeBSD underpinnings could lead to the same security argument about open source – OS X has a user-friendly interface and would lead to time-savings therefore reduced costs I'll shut up now because in any case the NHS like most monolithic organisations would rather be tied into the M$ machine! Ok, I can’t resist

– Ok but only Mac OS X could run Windows and Linux in virtulisation therefore offering a choice
– OS X has never been hacked and its FreeBSD underpinnings could lead to the same security argument about open source
– OS X has a user-friendly interface and would lead to time-savings therefore reduced costs

I’ll shut up now because in any case the NHS like most monolithic organisations would rather be tied into the M$ machine!

]]> By: kaveh http://bazargan.org/computer-virus-in-hospitals/#comment-15 kaveh Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:58:49 +0000 http://bazargan.org/?p=319#comment-15 Sure, OS X would be better than Windoze and would solve the virus problem, but two things for Linux: - No cost, so saving money for NHS - Open source, so better security... Patient data should not be held in proprietary systems. Sure, OS X would be better than Windoze and would solve the virus problem, but two things for Linux:

- No cost, so saving money for NHS
- Open source, so better security… Patient data should not be held in proprietary systems.

]]> By: James http://bazargan.org/computer-virus-in-hospitals/#comment-14 James Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:05:22 +0000 http://bazargan.org/?p=319#comment-14 Or if you're not geeky, Mac OS X! Or if you’re not geeky, Mac OS X!

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