[ Thanks to Chessy
for this link. ]
“Last month we saw how you could set up and secure a network
using Linux right out of the box. The components that come with a
typical Linux distribution (in my example, Caldera OpenLinux)
enable you to set up and administer the Linux network, and provide
some basic development and productivity applications and
utilities.”
“But Linux users working with only the distribution CD have to
step back through time and use a more limited selection of
applications, typically with command line or very basic graphical
user interfaces. To broaden your choices without increasing
your cost, you have to search for free software alternatives on the
Web. Once you do, you’ll find a collection of collaboration
software as broad and as deep as you would expect for any operating
system.“
“The first place to turn for free software that may not be
included with a Linux distribution is the Free Software Foundation
and its GNU Project. The GNU Project and its founder, Richard
Stallman, are well known for producing a wide range of high quality
software, often for software development uses. Other developers for
the GNU Project write a variety of different types of software,
from utilities to suites.”