Re: Why should we teach students Linux??

Linda Walsh
2007-03-06T23:20:19Z

How about instruction on how linux can be configured as a router
or firewall or invisible proxy...various network tasks?

Can also run various inexpensive network server functions:
samba(cifs/smb), squid(reduce network traffic or as accelerator
for websites)...tons of usages in a network. It's an all purpose
"swiss army knife". You can examine the various network layers,
support for various networked file systems. How can you setup
a small departmental cifs/smb/nfs and printer server with linux?
How about recreating "Google?" Don't they use linux to create their
portal/indexing? How to create a high-performance computing cluster
on your network?

Is that the type of stuff you are looking for?
-linda

Roel Bindels wrote:
>
> knows a link/document about why we should educate our students in the
> Linux OS, please send it. Or article about the usage of Linux in
> company's.
>

> In my original post I explained this:
> I'm tutor on the Faculty ICT, department NID. This is a bachelor degree
> and we are preparing our students to become something more then just
> System Administrators (such as manager, consulting, etc....).
>
> (NID stands for Network Infrastructure Design.)