IBM may be a lot of things to a lot of people, but a poor man's choice is
never to be found.
See Robert LeBlanc on IBM's secret Linux summit
http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-09/lw-09-ibm_2.html?10-13
for some ideas. I think I got the job I have now as a result of having a
Linux farm at my abode. I don't think that I will be alone in this
discovery.
There are a TON of Linux devoted sights on the WWW. I would also consider a
browse through some of the trade press. The few telecommunications journals
that cross my desk seem eager to cover the topic. I am assuming that see
some kind of writing on the wall. Besides, think of all those 40-50 year old
CIOs, etc. that think that UNIX is king.
Will I be the first to suggest plain text postings over HTML?
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mandrake Expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: October 13, 2027 9:43 AM
Subject: [expert] Mandrake in the REAL WORLD.
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
