On The Verge uses Linux for the following functions:
X-Windows:
X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)
Network file server:
Samba server for a network of PCs.
NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.
Desktop environment:
GNOME.
Office productivity software:
Document preparation with Star Office.
Graphics prepared with GIMP.
Backup services
Tar.
Other.
HTTP servers
Roxen.
Databases
mySQL.
Internet client software - WWW
NetScape Navigator.
Lynx.
Internet client software - mail
Pine.
Netscape's mail client.
Network management:
Internet or WAN firewall.
NIS server.
Electronic mail server:
POP-3 server.
SMTP server (sendmail, others).
Network services provided to local users:
HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
Accepts telnet connections.
Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:
HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
Software development tools:
C and/or C++
Java
Perl
Tcl/Tk
Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
Others.
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