Re: What do YOU use Linux for

From: Bryan (bryangm_at_excite.com)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: 2 Jun 2004 10:38:20 -0700

In our print service bureau we use quite a few Linux boxes:

  1 - Web/FTP server
  2 - MySQL server for a distributed job tracking system (win2k
clients)
  3 - Email Server (does everything Exchange does... much cheaper)
  4 - Domain Server
  5 - A couple 400 GB File servers
  6 - 4 TB iSCSI file server
  7 - Serveral front end boxes for the iSCSI server
  8 - Backup server (running Netvault)
  9 - Timecard/Payroll server
 10 - Main billing server
 11 - Some workstations are dual boot Win2k/RH9 (a couple Mandrake 9)
 12 - Probably a couple more that I can't remember right now (usually
once they are installed, you never have to mess with them again)

    We do everything we can to avoid being raped by Micro$ofts
substandard products. MS products tend to cost us alot of time, which
costs us alot of money!

-bryan

Bossman <bossman@nospam.net> wrote in message news:<nr6qb09k3ol6guv4nlt8chfab20hak6fmh@4ax.com>...
> So as I was sitting in my friends office, I was looking around at all
> his computer equipment, and got to wondering how many small business
> owners or personal users use Linux? My friend has a graphics design
> and small web hosting / creating company, and uses all windows and
> macs. I had asked him why he didn't use Linux on his servers, and he
> said he did at one time, and wants to go back. I burned him a copy of
> Mandrake 9.2 and 10.0 official to try. But still, I got to wondering
> who mostly uses Linux, and for what reasons? I am still learning it,
> and have just re-installed Mandrake 9.2 over RH. I want to be able to
> use it as a server and firewall for the house and office, and learn to
> recover data and such things in the future. But as for now it's
> strictly learning and play. So what do you use it for?
>
> Bossman
>
>
> P.S This isn;t a discussion as to which is better, only for what type
> of business use do you use it for. Schools included etc...

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