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NewsForge: Growing Linux in the Greenhouse

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 1, 2004

“My good friend and colleague Brian runs a small,
family-oriented, seasonal greenhouse business. This year, Linux is
in season, since it solved a nasty stability problem that was
plaguing his Windows server.

“For some years Brian and I have been working on a production
and shipping application in Microsoft Access 97 that has helped the
business become more productive and profitable. His back-end file
server supports up to 9 workstations, all running variants of
Windows from 95 through 98SE and ME to 2000 Pro…”

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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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