>>>>> "CL" == Carl Lindgren <devel_support at crlc.net> writes: >> >> So, apparently ATMs are x86 clones running DOS (at least the text based >> ones). I wonder why they don't use linux? Lighter, cheaper, more secure, >> flexible, the benefits go on. Makes ya wonder.... >> CL> Mostly because the Banking Industry is afraid of OpenSource CL> and partly because of way Banking Regulators and Policy Makers CL> set policies. This is something the Linux/OpenSource Unix CL> Communities have to work though to be competitive in that CL> industry. There needs to be a firm that supports these boxen, and that firm needs to be big, so that the bank folks believe it will continue to exist. Red Hat might only BARELY qualify, and I don't believe they're in this market (which is a hardware/software market; supplying software only would not be enough). That's the rational side. The less rational side is the old "nobody ever got fired for buying IBM" (is there a more modern equivalent of this old adage?) phenomenon. Why would a bank purchasing officer want to stick his or her neck out to adopt something new? R