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To: Robert A. Decker who wrote (16130)	7/31/1998 11:07:00 PM
From: Lee Nelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

I just have to jump in and mention that I've been running a Linux server at home as an internet gateway and development webserver for the last year, and it has worked beautifully with no maintenance the whole time. The only time I ever reboot it is when my stupid UPS gets confused about it's battery condition and has to be restarted. As for the "cheesy X-WIndows UI", why do you need a GUI when you have that great command line? The only reason I run X is so I can have multiple XTerm's open at the same time. IP Masquerading is now compiled into the latest kernel by default (and has been for almost a year). When it comes to UI heavy tasks, the Mac is the clear winner. But for serious networking and raw horsepower, Linux wins hands down. Linux on the Mac probably has a way to go (as is my understanding), but Linux on X86 is wonderful thing to behold. Unfortunately, Linux's stable nature was it's downfall for me last week when a lightening storm toasted my server :-( Lee (yes, I'm a rabid Linux fan) Nelson