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Re: [News] Another Company Chooses GNU/Linux for Its Routers

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> How Compaies Save Money using Midrange Linux Routers
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The Linux operating system is a key technology that is transforming the 
>| midrange router market. Linux is a great router operating system (OS), but 
>| most big-name manufacturers like Cisco still use old proprietary technology 
>| like IOS that is over a decade old.   
> `----
> 
> http://www.telephonyworld.com/cgi-bin/training/viewnews.cgi?category=all&id=1184977008

A pretty good article.  He does note that the whole approach to
dependability and reliability is changing in the new free software and
lower-priced connectivity world, where lots of small boxes rather than a
few bits of very expensive big-iron often offer better price/performance
and cost/performance ratios.

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