Although I am a professional C/C++ developer (on mostly intel systems), I enjoy using the Amiga and Linux- fewer snobs, better ideas, and more fun.... When one breaks away from the microsoft mentality, they find a world where people actually share their work, advancing the state-of-the-art; and having fun while doing it !!

The RedHat and Debian m68k Linux distributions are the result of an incredible amount of dedicated work on the part of a few individuals. I cannot claim credit for any of this. My contribution has been to research, document, test, and share my findings with the rest of the Amiga community (mostly after the fact ).

I currently use Linux (at home and at work) on several platforms: x86, m68k, alpha, and mips. No other operating system in the world can claim such wide portability and consistency on such different hardware.

Linux is starting to take hold in the business world. Our MIS department used to snort when Linux was mentioned; now they publicly deride NT and proprietary environments, comparing them to the incredible reliability of Linux-based services that are built-in, and "free"!. Most of the Linux machines originally installed as an "experiment" have taken on a significant portion of the day-to-day services on our network because they work, are easier to administer and interconnect, and don't crash several times a day like the NT stuff does. We have found that by simply placing a Linux machine (with several "strategic" services installed) in front of the NT servers, that network response-time has decreased and maximum throughput has doubled- or more.