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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Linux and Open Source | |
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| Why Should Your Company Leverage Linux? | |
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| What Is Linux? | |
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| Linux Versus Other Internet Server Platforms | |
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| A Look at the Total Cost of Ownership for Linux | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Makes Open Source So Compelling? | |
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| Open Source Software Versus Proprietary Software | |
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| The Pros and Cons of Open Source Software | |
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| Examples of Open Source Software | |
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| The Support Issue | |
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| Summary | |
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| So You Want to Build an Internet Site | |
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| Reasons for Building an Internet Site | |
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| Maintaining Internet Sites | |
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| Developing In-house Solutions Versus Outsourcing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Building Different Kinds of Internet Sites | |
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| Content and Media Sites | |
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| Characteristics of a Content and Media Site | |
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| Desirable Features | |
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| Some Tools to Consider | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Telecommuter's Journal | |
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| Site Charter and Design | |
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| Web Site Features | |
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| Challenges Going Forward | |
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| Summary | |
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| Community Sites | |
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| Characteristics of a Community Site | |
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| Desirable Features | |
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| Some Tools to Consider | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Del Valle Junior High Parent/Teacher/Student Organization | |
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| Site Charter and Design | |
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| Web Site Features | |
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| Challenges | |
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| Summary | |
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| E-commerce Sites | |
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| Characteristics of E-commerce Sites | |
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| Desirable Features | |
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| Some Tools to Consider | |
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| Summary | |
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| E-commerce Sites: Two Case Studies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brief History of E-commerce | |
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| Open Source E-commerce Systems | |
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| What Is an E-Commerce System? | |
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| What Is a Web Server? | |
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| What Is Apache-SSL? | |
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| What Is PERL? | |
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| CP Commerce | |
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| The Case of Mia Casa | |
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| Firebreath.com | |
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| Preparing Your Business for E-commerce | |
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| Notes on Hosting an E-Commerce Site | |
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| Summary | |
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| Growing Your Site and Keeping it Running | |
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| Keeping the Site Running | |
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| After Completion | |
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| The Care and Feeding of Internet Sites | |
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| Monitoring Tools | |
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| Web Site Log Analysis | |
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| Issue Tracking Software | |
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| Content Management | |
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| The Dangers of the Live Hack | |
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| Content Management Tools | |
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| Summary | |
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| High Availability and Scalability | |
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| High Availability | |
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| Scalability | |
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| Summary | |
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| Architecture for High Availability and Scalability | |
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| Approaches for Achieving High Availability | |
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| Scaling Your Internet Site | |
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| Summary | |
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| Hardware Reliability | |
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| Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) | |
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| Maintaining Spare Systems and Components | |
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| Sales Pitches--Separating the Wheat from the Chaff | |
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| Hardware Technologies Used to Achieve Reliability | |
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| Hot-Swappable Components | |
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| Infrastructure Requirements | |
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| Choosing Hardware Vendors | |
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| The Importance of FCC and UL Ratings | |
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| Summary | |
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| Selecting Software Components | |
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| Determining Software Reliability | |
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| Stress Testing | |
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| Benchmarks | |
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| Factors That Affect Software Reliability | |
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| Dealing with Software Vendors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Site Management Issues | |
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| Self-Hosting Versus Colocation Facilities | |
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| Selecting a Colocation Provider | |
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| Summary | |
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| Open Source High Availability and Scalability | |
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| Two Sample Network Designs | |
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| Linux Virtual Server Project | |
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| Ultramonkey | |
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| Piranha | |
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| Super Sparrow | |
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| Summary | |
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| Commercial Load-Balancing Alternatives | |
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| BigIP | |
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| Cisco LocalDirector | |
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| Other Products | |
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| Summary | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Sources of Further Interest | |
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| Linux-Related Sites | |
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| Open Source Software Sites | |
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| General News and Information Sites | |
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| Other Sites | |
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| Usenet and Mailing Lists | |
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| Installation and Configuration of Linux | |
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| Obtaining a Linux Distribution | |
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| Installing Your Linux Distribution | |
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| Basic Network Setup | |
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| Protecting Your Linux System | |
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| Getting the Tools Covered in the Book | |
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| Web and FTP Sites | |
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| Building Software from Source Code | |
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| Summary | |
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| Index | |