[Am-info] High-profile anti-Unix site runs Unix

Mitch Stone mitch@accidentalexpert.com
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 08:52:46 -0800


http://news.com.com/2100-1001-872266.html

High-profile anti-Unix site runs Unix

By  Mike Ricciuti
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 1, 2002, 6:10 AM PT

A Web site sponsored by Microsoft and Unisys as a way to steer big 
companies away from the Unix operating system is itself powered by Unix 
software.

The site, dubbed "We have the way out," runs on Web servers powered by 
FreeBSD, an open-source version of Unix, along with the Unix-based Web 
server Apache, according to Netcraft, which tracks Web site information. 
Both pieces of software compete with Microsoft's Windows operating system.
  The Microsoft/Unisys site solicits names and contact information in 
exchange for research reports on data center trends.

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