Redhat's and Caldera's sites surely take many hits/day, &
they're commercial operations.
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A.E.: "Make everything as simple as
possible, but no simpler."
Dr. William Burchill, Signos Engineering Inc. #201-2266 W 1st Ave.
Vancouver, BC, V6K 1G1, (604) 736-3674, williamb@ee.ubc.ca
On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, James Baker (WB) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Linux has functioned flawless as a DHCP/DNS server and I am now
> currently trying to promote Linux as an IntraNet platform for our
> company (Whistler/Blackcomb).
>
> It will be used for standard http services, Java apps and run an SQL
> server(PostgreSQL). My manager who makes the final call on what we go
> with was impressed by such things as Webmin web administration,, PHP/FI
> , the fact that it speaks pretty much every network protocol, the many
> web utilities, and that there are no license restrictions. However, he
> wants to be convinced that Linux is ready for mission critical,
> heavy-duty production use, and that there are other companies using it
> (DHCP is not exactly resource intensive...). While I have every
> confidence that Linux can work for us, I am also the only guy in our
> department who has ever used Linux (and am one of the junior guys in my
> department and also one of the few who are NOT pro NT) and so my words
> alone aren't enough. Does anyone have personal experience or know of
> larger companies that are using it for mission critical stuff,
> preferably what I want to use it for?. Any comments or articles on this
> would be greatly appreciated........
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>