“The tale of Linux is — to those in the know — a story of one
man’s effort to create an operating system with a little help from,
well the whole world…”
“Because of the sheer size of the installed base, businesses and
corporations are beginning to take notice. Increasingly, you will
find Linux systems in business as print servers, file servers and
most widely as web servers. Also, Linux has started to find its way
onto the desktop often replacing more expensive NT systems and
proprietary commercial Unix systems.”
“Linux runs on commodity Intel x86 hardware which means for the
cost of sub-$1,000 US dollar PC you can build a reasonably powered
Web, file, or print server. Compared with the cost of a Windows NT
server which can cost over £400 for the software alone, the
Linux-based server is a low-cost alternative for cash strapped IT
departments. Also, as a direct result of Linux’ open development
model it has excellent reliability and low maintenance costs to
boot. Software management of Linux distributions has also improved
enormously.”
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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