Irish LUG: Linux in Industry: Tradesignals.com | Linux Today

Irish LUG: Linux in Industry: Tradesignals.com

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 2, 1999

Thanks to Donncha O
Caoimh
for this link.

Short article on how Tradesignals.com introduced Linux and on
what Linux is used for in the company.

“I’ve been described jokingly as a Linux virus by others in the
company. Once anyone in the office saw my cool looking desktop and
what I could do with a few lines of script they wanted to try it!
People tend to look at Windows in a different light when they see
Linux working well.”

“During that summer I helped convince my boss that Unix, and
specifically Linux, was the way to go for further development of
our website. I also convinced him to let me use Linux on my desktop
machine, something I really needed if I was to be more
productive.”

Complete
Story

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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