Contents

• Live Linux
• Who I am
• What I do
• The Lessons of History
• What I'm going to talk about
• Why I started using Linux
• • Common Knowledge
  • Development platforms: the options in '91
  • Development paltforms in '91 [II]
  • And in the end
  • NSF: Putting a charity on the Net, 1994
  • Comparison with BSD, 94
  • IRIS: Starting E-Commerce 1996
  • Merrick: serious horsepower, 1997
• Customers
• • Who is Early Technology [i]
  • Who is Early Technology [ii]
  • EarlyTech on the Web
  • DealerSys: a data driven site for (antique) dealers
  • Dealersys: the benefits
  • DealerSys: the costs
  • Who is BT
  • BT's Intranet
  • BT's Intranet core
  • Doing it by hand
  • Building a solution
  • Why XML/XSL?
  • Delivering a solution
  • Why Linux
• Conclusion: why I use and recommend Linux
• • People who can help you with Linux
  • Who am I again?