Pentagon Turns to Linux

Looks like the U.S. Department of Defense is now relying on two 256-processor Linux Networx Evolocity cluster supercomputers to improve on complex computerized battlefield simulations. Good to see that Linux is continuing to make progress getting larger government installs. That part that really struck me was: “David Morton, technical director at the MHPCC, said the Linux clusters were chosen because the Defense Department's procurement program found that they provided the best price/performance ratio for the project.” Why is that important? They didn't use Linux for philosophical reasons, or because they don't like a certain company, or because they read some trumped up “study”. They did the research and found that Linux was the best OS for the job, so they went with it. As others are resorting to FUD, we are gaining ground on technical merit. Kudos.
–jeremy