Biometric Hardware with Linux and GPL violations

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2010

[ Thanks to Ricardo
Perry
for this link. ]



“Recently at work we installed a biometric
access control system. I was not in charge of this buy, but I tried
the Windows software that is responsible for data handling and
connects to biometric terminals.

“Today, we were doing a few more work in our office, and
drilling a hole to basement, the worker made bullseye on power
cable for biometrics terminals.

“So I had the chance to watch one of the biometrics terminal
boot. What was my surprise when I see on the small LCD a Penguin
and the word LINUX.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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