Since then, thousands of independent programmers have contributed to the development of the operating system as well as utilities and application software. Recently, a number of big-named companies have jumped on the Linux bandwagon including Netscape, Oracle, and Informix. Shipments of the Linux operating system are reported up over 200 percent in 1998, eclipsing Windows NT, NetWare, UNIX, and all others in the server market. Tools assist software developers in keeping track of the many different versions and sub-units of their code. A problem tracking tool would, for example, keep track of bug reports, what actions were taken to correct the bugs, and what sections of the code were affected as a result.
Razor is an integrated tool suite which offers both problem tracking and configuration management.
There are many tools available that address either CM or PT, but few provide an integrated solution, and fewer still provide the customizability that Razor does. Don't let the fact that Linux is free fool you. Linux is a stable, credible operating system for the UNIX community. George Brown, Sr. It will be a force to be reckoned with.