On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Joe Poole wrote: > I wonder if they ever let this guy out of the office? > > "Niche areas Linux is being deployed in include edge of network areas > such as domain name servers, proxy servers, caching and firewalls, said > Mr Sargeant." > > Step outside and have a look, Mr. Sargeant. You WILL find mission > critical applications running on Linux platforms of all kinds. >
Phil used to be a sysprog at the Department of Health in the early 70s. He worked for Itel (remember them?) and then NAS for some years. He was a senior exec for NAS. I've not been in touch with him for about 20 years, but I've seen him mentioned in the press from time to time. Actually, I don't have that much of a problem with what he says - lots of business will use it for some of their work. Ten percent, 20 percent, dunno. We've got some fairly enthusiastic users here: how much of your data processing is done on Linux? For starters, hands up those using a Linux email client? -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
