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Linux Contractor Fired for Using Firefox/Linux

Written By
KS
Ken Starks
Nov 17, 2009

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“Our Principal called the Project Manager and told her
of the problem. It was soon deduced that our Linux Server Guy was
using Linux on the Desktop with Firefox.

“Now, I’m going to ask you to remember that he was dealing with
a Project Manager that is employed by a huge computer/server
company with three letters in their name. She was in charge of
switching a large credit card company with four letters in their
name over to Linux Servers. It isn’t completely out of our realm of
understanding that she didn’t know what Linux on the desktop is. I
will give her that. But I cannot let slide her next inquiry:

“What’s this Foxfire thing?””


Complete Story

KS

Ken Starks

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