US Marine Corps Aviation Squadron flying CH-46E's.
We provide services for free on Linux that we could never
provide on NT with our limited budget.
HMM-166 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.
Print server:
Print spooler using samba (PC clients)
Fax spooler:
Fax server for outgoing fax transmissions.
Modem communications:
Server answers the phone, provides PPP, SLIP or term logins.
Users can dial-out using a (possibly shared) shared modem.
Office productivity software:
Document preparation with ApplixWare.
Other document management.
Internet client software - WWW
NetScape Navigator.
Internet client software - mail
Netscape's mail client.
Network management:
Internet or WAN router.
Electronic mail server:
SMTP server (sendmail, others).
Network services provided to local users:
HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
Accepts telnet connections.
Runs one or more database servers.
Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:
Accepts telnet connections.
Software development tools:
C and/or C++
Perl
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