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Enterprise Linux: Are We There Yet?

Posted by Hemos on from the moving-towards-it dept.

Simon Crosby writes " Network Computing is running an special report on Linux in the enterprise. It evaluates strengths and weaknesses of Linux useage in the enterprise. It also discusses perceptions, roadblocks, security, clustering and other Linux enterprise issues."

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  1. Linux in the Enterprise... by nsample · · Score: 5, Funny


    ...will definitely give Picard an advantage over the Borg.

    1. Re:Linux in the Enterprise... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny

      Linux is not ready for the Enterprise. There is not a single voice-controlled app for any of the mission-critical functions of the Enterprise. Conspicuously absent are warp core control, phaser bank activation, interstellar navigation, transporter operation and the all-important self destruct sequence. Until these and thousands of other important apps are written and deployed, Linux will just be a toy in the Enterprise.

    2. Re:Linux in the Enterprise... by IpalindromeI · · Score: 3, Funny

      Conspicuously absent are [snip] and the all-important self destruct sequence.

      shutdown -h +10 Self destruction in ten minutes.

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      Promoting critical thinking since 1994.
  2. Re:The list could go on .. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    but doesn't.

  3. Re:Off-topic: Re:Are we there? Will anyone ever be by odaiwai · · Score: 3, Funny

    > And while I'm at it, how about a business app
    > that caused measurable damage in the workplace:
    > MS Word.

    And one that has caused even more: Outlook'

    How many enterprise wide virus scares have shut down communications? All thanks to Outlook and its "wide open and pre-lubricated" approach to security.

    dave