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These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.
Staffing problems, financial woes and complaining users are all bugbears CIOs want to talk about. But why is it that the issue of dual boot Windows XP and Linux operating systems attracts such a big response from Australian IT professionals?
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These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.
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