[TriLUG] Linux at Lowes

[Mike Mueller]

Yesterday at Lowes I was ordering carpet.  The machine used by the customer 
service rep. have a distinctly non-windows look to it.  Closer inspection 
revealed an "X" window system.  Even closer inspection of the order entry 
screen on an application called Genesis revealed an permission error when 
attempting to write to /usr/local/log/blah.log.  I asked if the system was 
new - it was.  It was running on an IBM branded platform.  I asked if the 
system was better or worse than what was used prior to the change - about the 
same was the answer, the user interface was superior.

Could Lowes be using Linux at the PoS?  Seems possible.  Anybody on the list 
know for sure?
-- 
Mike Mueller
324881 (08/20/2003)
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