EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Linux: Hard Jobs Made Easy, For Free

"Some of you hardworking system and network administrators are blessed with lavish budgets that permit you to purchase every little piece of equipment and software you think you need to have. Some of you hardworking managers understand that hardware and good quality software is cheaper than labor--buy it, fire it up, and get on with it. But while the world abounds with all sorts of useful expensive gadgetry and software, you don't always have to pay top dollar to get top performance. That's the miracle of Linux and the Free/Open Source software world — not only is the code free as in freedom, oftimes it is free of cost..."

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