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MattsHouse: How I Use Linux at Work

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 1999

“Once the little proof of concept worked, Linux was free to
start it’s department-wide domination.”

“So we just freed up two computers. I quickly reformatted and
installed Linux. On one I installed another copy of Oracle and
turned it into a standby database. The other we turned into our
firewall server. We replaced a Firebox that wouldn’t allow the
newer services to pass through. It now feeds Internet access to
300+ people.”


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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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