hi,
here's a relevant news-story ... since vr having this thread about govt promoting / adopting linux ...
ppl involved in this initiative might find it useful ... ny
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has ordered a $24.5 million supercomputer running the Linux operating system for its facility in Richland, Washington, it announced Tuesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/04/18/doe.linux.idg/index.html