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Andor Demarteau writes:
 > Linux actually (like all unices) is a server-os.

Not necessarily, though of course it can be. It has been found
suitable for everything from handheld computers, to laptop systems, to
desktop workstations, to servers and distributed clusters. This is a
genuine case of flexibility.