[expert] Mandrake in the REAL WORLD.

[Mark Holloway]

I'm studying for my Cisco CCIE certification.  As a network administrator I haven't stayed up with the progress of Linux in the Internet world, but 80% of the routing/switching market for the Internet is Cisco.  Up until the last year or so, Solaris was also considered to have about 70-80% of the Server market share as well.  I really want to strategically place myself in the Internet community.  I know NT very well and have some hands on with Digital Unix and Solaris.  However, it's much easier to take two of my x86 boxes and my two Alphas and build a Linux farm, thus pushing Linux to the max by getting hands on experience.  My only concern is the seriousness of Linux in the Commerce/Business world of the Internet.  Are companies like Broadcast.com, CDNow, iD, etc. going to seriously consider Linux as an option?  Or is it the poor mans server OS?   Mark