ZDNet UK

UK's largest and most popular computing-related site, from the publishers of PC Magazine, PC Direct, PC Gaming World and IT Week.

ZDNet UK 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.
  • File server for other types of clients.

• Print server:

  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
  • Print spooler using samba (PC clients)

• Office productivity software:

  • Document preparation with WordPerfect.
  • Other document management.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • NetScape Navigator.
  • NCSA Mosaic.
  • Lynx.
  • Arena.
  • Other browsers.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Pine.
  • Elm.
  • Mail.
  • Netscape's mail client.
  • Other mail clients.

• Electronic mail 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.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts telnet connections.
  • Runs one or more database servers.
  • Other services.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
  • Others.

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