Re: Need help compiling a common list of Linux uses in business.

Ed wrote:
Looking to create a list of FREE Linux uses in the industry.

1. Web Server
2. Database Server
3. Firewall
4. DNS Server
5. LAMP
6. Printer Server
7. Router
8.
9.
10
11.
12.

And this is on the assumption the "industry" is not developing software?

You appear to be only interested in what it can do for a company of computer illiterates. Answer: Same thing any other OS can do. The difference is an always biased total cost of acquisition and ownership for a particular company and its uses. That is not a simple thing to do. If you have never done cost estimating do not pretend to try. You will be wrong.

I have never done linux as other than a home user so I can't even talk about the general pros and cons of linux. I do know that when you are talking the salary plus overhead per person in system administration is over $100,000 a year a $5000 per year license isn't that big a cost cost contributor.

But assuming you just want what appears to be a simple answer for a non-business purpose, look at your list. They are all servers one way or another even a firewall. Simply list all the server apps -- all the non-user apps. So FTP server is one you missed. Sort /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin for files ending in d for daemon.

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