Microsoft using Linux

[bscott at ntisys.com]

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, at 9:51pm, Richard.Soule at oracle.com wrote:
> "A Netcraft monitoring Web site has revealed Microsoft's London Internet
> Data Centre depends heavily on Linux for delivering data ...

  Note only that, but Microsoft Akamized www.microsoft.com last week.
Apparently, this was in response to DoS attacks (it might not be the MS
Blaster worm, but a separate DoS attack, tho).  As of a few years ago,
Akamai used mainly FreeBSD systems.  Today, the Akamai website hints that
MS-Windows servers are possible, but I dunno how real that is.  In any
event, it seems likely that a great deal of MSFT's web infrastructure is
powered by some kind of FOSS at this point.

  On a semi-related note, the switchover to Akamai has apparently caused
quite a few small, random breakages throughout the Microsoft website.  I
tried to report a few problems to them, but apparently, one of the things
that broke was the web feedback form.  *grin*

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Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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