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Title	Linux faces deployment challenges
Type	News
Source	Computer World 02/02/2001
Summary	The new Linux 2.4 kernel won some praise from IT managers at LinuxWorld Expo -- but it won't necessarily win an immediate place in their deployment plans. One sticking point: can the open source model produce enough commercial packages for enterprise computing? continue

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