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UK.gov Still Running XP--but Without Support Agreement

posted by janrinok on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the good-luck-with-that dept.

"gewg_" writes:

El Reg reports UK.gov confirms it's binned extended Windows XP support

The [UK government] signed up for Microsoft's OS [...] support service--aka a Custom Support Agreement--last year, but a recent meeting of government Technology Leaders decided enough is enough. A post on the Government Technology Blog says the Leaders "took a collective decision to not extend the support arrangement for 2015".

A support agreement that ended in April was therefore not renewed.

[...] An [undisclosed] number of agencies are still running XP, at least on some machines, leading the government digital service to suggest "We expect most remaining government devices using Windows XP will be able to mitigate any risks, using the CESG guidance."

[...] As we've reported, agencies including the Metropolitan Police, the [National Health Service], and [Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs] are still to finish XP migration projects.

Related: Microsoft Ends Support for Windows XP

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:39PM (#188769)

    Now that it's popular in the EU for governments and municipalities to switch to Linux, everyone says "Oh wow this is great! Linux!"

    Yeah, yeah. But guess what--it's all system-D encumbered crapware. I'd rather run unlicensed copies of XP, which seems positively elegant in comparison.

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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:41PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @08:41PM (#188771)

    As much as I absolutely disagree with the architecture of systemd, it's still miles ahead of XP.

    • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Wednesday May 27 2015, @09:00PM

      by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 27 2015, @09:00PM (#188780) Journal

      And there's the fact that there's a process called "System" that is required on windows, that functions a lot like systemd.

      The exact division of labor is different, but it's still fundamentally the same thing.

      • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:20PM

        by Nerdfest (80) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:20PM (#188845)

        The only real difference being the one is open source.

    • (Score: 2) by jasassin on Thursday May 28 2015, @12:07AM

      by jasassin (3566) <jasassin@gmail.com> on Thursday May 28 2015, @12:07AM (#188870) Homepage Journal

      As much as I absolutely disagree with the architecture of systemd, it's still miles ahead of XP.

      Please elaborate. Be as specific and thorough as possible.

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