“Some experts say Linux is an inherently better
operating system for high-performance computing situations. Why is
Linux getting into networks? With open-source software,
one of the advantages is that there are many, many people working
on it, and when problems arise, a lot of brainpower can be applied
– and that includes performance and security issues. So now I think
enough large organisations are behind Linux, including Nortel and
IBM and others, that this is getting to a point that it’s an OS you
can depend upon as opposed to being a curiosity and only for a
single user…”