ZDNET UK: Linux goes to university | Linux Today

ZDNET UK: Linux goes to university

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 18, 1999

Open source operating system is behind one of the UK’s
largest online learning projects.

“Manchester Metropolitan University has turned to Linux for the
backbone of one the largest online learning projects in the
UK.”

“The University revealed Tuesday that it is using servers
running SuSE Linux and IBM DB2 databases to allow students to
access its learning facilities over the Internet.”

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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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