linux....

[brian stone]

Since Bill and Bob mentioned Linux,

Linux can be very useful in a library. We use it for name services,
internet gateways, web servers and mail. It can also be used for fire
walls, IP masquerading etc.... The price it right (free). It can even be
used for web opacs (we don't , yet) and provide a far greater security
and reliability than win95. Since libraries also get netscape free, you
can have a royalty free workstation. Runs fine on 486's w/16meg too.
Sounds kinda like a net-pc. Might be a tad of topic. I'll stop now.

Brian

Bob Long wrote:

> At 06:49 AM 7/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >I really don't understand the griping and whining about Interent
> >Explorer 4.  Yes, it can take over your desk top, BUT you can also
> turn
> >that ferature on/off in the settings under the Start menu.  It only
> >makes sense that IE4 be so closely integrated with Windows 95.
> Remeber
> >that Microsoft is Windows 95.  I get sick of the whining from users
> and
> >other companies about a so called Microsoft monopoly.  If you don't
> like
> >Microsoft load LInux on your machine or go buy a Mac (remember "the
> >computer for the rest of us" that none of us could afford).
> <snip>
>
> Since Bill mentioned Linux, does anyone know anything about the
> browser
> that is being/has been developed for Linux? I believe it is called
> Mnemonic, or something like that.
>         Linux may not have much of a place in libraries due to the
> lack of
> applications, but it really is a nice OS and at a nice price. Check
> out the
> latest issue of Wired for a good article on this.
>
> Bob