Last week we brought you a letter-to-the-editor from a local paper that chided the skill sets required for a new IT manager for the City of Nashua, N.H.. The saga continues this week with a follow-up letter from another reader saying, tongue in cheek (we assume):Mr. Carroll spent the rest of his letter arguing that Linux and open-source software was superior to UNIX and Windows, but he didn’t further mention VMS. Too bad. VMS is not only a much more stable and reliable operating system than any of the others mentioned, but it’s also a local product! Yes, VMS has come from Nashua since 1980, the DEC … er … Compaq … er … HP facility on Spit Brook Road, to be precise.Following that logic, Network World should only use 3Com equipment since we’re in its former building. Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe