[ Thanks to Mr.
T. Cabir Mobile for this link. ]
“Linux is continuing its seemingly inexorable march from the
network periphery to providing file, print, and workgroup services
on into the heart of the IT infrastructure at many companies. That
was the main message trumpeted at the recent LinuxWorld Conference
& Expo in Boston. At a press conference following his keynote
address, Jack Messman, CEO of Novell, the provider of SUSE Linux,
argued that Linux was almost ready to take its place as an
enterprise platform. ‘Linux is now mainstream,’ Messman said. ‘The
questions have changed from ‘is it safe?’ and ‘who will support
it?’ to ‘how can I use it to improve my business?” he said.“The keyword, however, is ‘almost.’ According to Messman, Linux
still has to be ‘hardened’ to make it ready for mission-critical
applications…”