Users can modify code for particular needs, and advocates say that means less maintenance and labor.
Moreover, because Linux runs on Alpha, Intel, and SunSparc processors, some favor it over many well-established competitors. But Linux is still most widely adopted as a Web server platform. The main obstacle to Linux's gaining broad acceptance throughout companies, according to those in the industry, is the lack of an industry-accepted certification process for Linux technicians, primarily system and network administrators. That's about to change. Mail this story Printer version Return to today's headlines .