Cisco uses Linux and Juniper is based on FreeBSD. Hows that for "free"?
On 1/6/14 6:50 PM, "Christopher Howard"
<christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:
>Hey guys, I was wondering - can you buy routers and smart switches, for
>medium to large business needs, that run some kind of free software? Or
>are you stuck with using proprietary Cisco and Juniper OSes? (That's the
>only thing I've seen where I work.)
>
>I know, of course, that you can turn any crappy PC into a router with
>the right Linux software packages, and I've heard of about a dozen
>different DIY router distros. But what about the situation where you
>have lots of money to buy networking equipment, but no time to put
>together custom software and hardware?
>
>--
>http://www.lugod.org/presentations/pgp/why.html
>
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