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To: Pink Minion who wrote (36883)	8/18/2000 2:12:41 PM
From: mitch-c	Respond to of 70976

Still OT - Linux Surely you wouldn't concede that Linux is a functional operating system (Quoted from Ian) I think he meant contend, not concede. Of course I'll "concede" that it is. Graciously, with a smile. ... Yes, it's functional. Unlike commercial software that releases major revisions, it's a hodgepodge of small upgrades and enhancements that aren't well organized. End users still need to have better-than-average understanding of code compiling and technical troubleshooting. IF you find a set that runs well together, it's good. (This is the function that Red Hat and others fill now.) For example, my boss sent me an article on using an old 486-class PC as a cable-modem firewall ... that boots all the code from a floppy, requires no hard drive, and runs the file system on a RAMdisk. A Guard-Penguin For Your DSL Or Cable Modem Connection zdnet.com I don't think MS has anything close to a firewall-on-a-floppy. - Mitch