Blog 2 -- Week 2 Assignment
Question: What functions do Linux and/or Unix provide in today's business world?
According to our textbook, Introduction to UNIX and Linux by John Muster, "If tomorrow morning all UNIX/Linux computer systems ceased to function, we would be living in a very different world". Many of the things we use run on UNIX/Linux machines, such as the Internet, our universities, banks, and the government. Muster even asserts that UNIX/Linux systems are responsible for all the business that goes on in our world today. UNIX/Linux systems are responsible for much of the data processing that goes on everywhere in today's business world.
I did find out that open source software has made its way into Hewlett-Packard. See the website below for information about HP, open source, and Linux.
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/321152-0-0-0-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
It appears that most servers run on UNIX/Linux. I know Microsoft makes Server software, but perhaps it is not used as extensively as UNIX/Linux. I was not able to find out any statistics on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers.
Just for fun, here is a great website that lists over 600 distributions of Linux. The website also has some history on its Linux Distribution Guide page.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/
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