[kictanet] International Space Station Goes Open Source, Dumps Windows XP for Debian Linux

[Evans Ikua]

*Linux operating system is expected to improve security, stability*

Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT <http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/MSFT>) Windows XP is
among the company's most beloved products. Generally lauded for its
stability, compatibility, and security since Service Pack 3 rolled out, the
aging operating system has still been hanging
around<http://www.dailytech.com/Windows+7+Passes+Windows+XP+in+Just+Two+Years+to+Become+Top+OS/article23016.htm>
in
many enterprise deployments -- including the International Space Station
(ISS).  But the ISS and others have found out the hard way of late that
slower patching and a phase-out of
support<http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Once+Again+Tells+Businesses+That+the+Party+is+Over+for+Windows+XP/article22767.htm>
have
left the once unbeatable OS a major security risk.

Read more here.<http://www.dailytech.com/International%20Space%20Station%20Goes%20Open%20Source%20Dumps%20Windows%20XP%20for%20Debian/article31527.htm>
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Kind Regards,
Evans Ikua,*
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