Includes index.

Contents: Linux operating system: An overview of linux and the market : Introduction -- Linux community -- Linux technocracy: Open source -- Linux : a religious experience -- Engage your primal urge to leave a legacy -- Linux support exceeds all other comercial operating systems -- Linux power : A stable solution for information technology -- A customizable solution -- Linux's technical specifications -- Under the hood of linux -- Managing and administering sever : Linux as a self-sustaining server -- Linux for business applications : Linux for internet applications -- Linux for business advantage -- Intergrating linux solution with business -- Subverting the push for new technology -- Linux versus windows NT : Linux and NT: Aside form the halloween document -- A little bit of history on windows NT -- The need for porting windows - based applications to linux -- NT versus linux : A matter of security -- References and resources for linux: Why does microsoft need linux? -- Using linux business products and tools -- Appendix A : The Care and feeding of a linux systems administrator -- Appendix B: List of internet / web- based linux resources -- Appendix C : What's on the CD-ROM? -- Appendix D: Partial list of linux consultants.