[Haifux] [HELP HELP] Uses of Linux in the "real world"

[boazg]

worlds most powerful computer runs linux, based on wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Roadrunner)
i like this example because it shows how nicely linux scales from a
cellphone or a modem to 12K CPU supercomputer

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 07:56, Vadim Eisenberg <vadim.eisenberg at gmail.com>wrote:

> Eli,
>
> Will you teach anything specific to Linux or general Unix development tools
> ? If you will teach the general Unix, it is not really relevant to the
> students of the lecture the difference between Linux and Unix, so you
> probably can provide general Unix usage statistics to "sell" the students
> Unix development tools.
>
> Regards,
> Vadim
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: haifux-bounces at haifux.org [mailto:haifux-bounces at haifux.org] On
> > Behalf Of guy keren
> > Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:52 AM
> > To: Eli Billauer
> > Cc: Haifa Linux Club
> > Subject: Re: [Haifux] [HELP HELP] Uses of Linux in the "real world"
> >
> >
> > tivo (the first wide-spread digital video recording appliance) is a
> > linux-based machine.
> >
> > linksys wireless routers are linux-based machines.
> >
> > google's android operating system is actually based on linux.
> >
> > many (most?) cable modems and adsl modems run linux as their base
> > operating system.
> >
> > in fact, a lot of embedded products developed in israel (And of-course
> > abroad) are based on linux.
> >
> > google's search appliances and data-centers all run linux - so when you
> > search via google, you're using linux
> > (http://www.google.com/support/gsa/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=15898)
> >
> > --guy
> >
> > Eli Billauer wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm working on the short talk I'm going to give on Wednesday on the
> > > W2L opening event.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'd like to give some examples of well-known uses of GNU/Linux. Does
> > > anyone have information, or even better, pointers to credible sources
> > > of such information?
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any credible number of Linux penetration in servers,
> > > business and government desktops?
> > >
> > >
> > > For example, some of Edimax wireless routers are actually Linux
> > > machines. How do I know? Because they give a link to the source. (See
> > >
> > http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=268&pl1_id=3&pl2_id=
> > > 18 )
> > >
> > >
> > > I need more like these. Or articles.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > >    Eli
> > >
> >
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