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Computer Reseller News: Letters to the Editor

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 4, 1999

“If you really need a LAN server with Web serving abilities,
then Novell IntranetWare is probably a better choice” [than Linux]
“for now.”

“I’d love to have something I could put in small businesses that
is extremely reliable and conservative of hardware. Linux is that,
but with some notable limitations. The place where most small
businesses need something like Linux is as a file/print/application
[server] and perhaps as an intranet server on small LANs.”

“its lack of some of the print-serving subtleties that LAN
systems [from developers] such as Novell, Windows NT and even
LANtastic offer”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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