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In <vznzpszrxav.fsf@intruder.iassf.easams.com.au>, robi@fluffyspider.com.au.delete.this.to.email.me (Robi Karp) writes:

]Let's say, hypothetically, someone had an opportunity to write an
]article that was pro Linux in a reputable personal computer magazine.
]This magazine, as are most personal computer magazines, is mainly
]geared to the Windows '95 user.  The purpose of the article would, in
]the most part, be to introduce Linux to the '95 / Mac / OS/2 users
]that read the magazine.

]- What features of Linux would you consider highlighting?
]- How would you go about showing the public, that doesn't know about
]  Linux at all, that it is a great operating system and can cater for
]  many needs?

You could mention it reads HPFS and that OS/2, with the free EXT2 driver 
    from hobbes.nmsu.edu, can read/write/boot from EXT2 filesystems.

Two-way file sharing has to be attractive to OS/2 users who want to 
    explore the options.




]- Does Linux run the sort of hardware and software that everyone wants
]  to use?

As at RH 4.0 it's not caught up with my Trident TTVGA9680 wharereas the 
    card cam with OS/2 and WIN* support.
    
No.

]- We know that Linux is turning into the ISP's workhorse, but who else
]  uses Linux and for purposes?

I use a 486DX33 w 16 Mb to run a web server and light software 
    development (C/C++, perl). I'ts mostly driven by telnet and rsh from 
    my OS/2 machines.

I use Samba for file sharing.

The fact that GCC is available for OS/2 and Linux seems good to me. I 
    don't use Apache for OS/2, but it IS available for both (along with 
    bind495, PINE, ELM, TIN, XFREE, MajorDomo, Perl and a heap of other 
    stuff).

Cheers
John Summerfield
Perth, Western Australia
OS2 support, IBM ftp search, LAN configuration info
   @ http://www.iinet.net.au/~summer/