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Optus@home makes final network move to Linux

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Optus@Home will complete its integration of the Excite@Home Australia network across to the same architecture as its dial-up service reports Fairfax IT in this article. The transition involves moving the network across from the legacy Excite network to a network of "incredibly powerful" Linux servers, a spokeswoman for Optus said today.

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AnonymousCoward ·
It's not likely, though. Years ago they switched from a 4000-server Novell network to MS-Windows, and there they stuck. The only hope for OS reform is that they view this positive statement from another of the Big Four as a challenge.

It would also be nice if Optus peered with WAIX, VIX, PIPE and a few other traffic exchanges, since they are the only official Australian host for SourceForge and some other high-byte-count mirrors, and they're already peering with the other three biggies.

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