Yes. Facebook uses Big-IP 9.4.6, which is an embedded high-speed networking system that incorporates Linux.
Refer to related links below:
In this presentation filmed during QCon SF 2008, Aditya Agarwal (Director of Engineering at Facebook) discusses Facebook's architecture, more exactly the software stack used, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of its major components: LAMP (PHP, MySQL), Memcache, Thrift, Scribe.
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http:/www.infoq.com/presentations/Facebook-Software-Stack
Facebook is not a windows or any other operating system specific application. It is a social networking website so operating system has nothing to do with it. You can access facebook in Linux using your web browser like mozilla firefox, chrome and many more.
Open up a web browser like you do with any other device.
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So far, no dangerous and globally-spread viruses for Linux emerged. But you should still be careful about facebook apps, since they can send your data somewhere without need to infect your system.
if You want to find customer reviews on Linux Dedicated Servers, try Ebay, Facebook, myspace, Amazon, Youtube, Linux, Microsoft, or any computer-based site.
Facebook uses open source software, including the Linux operating system, Apache web server, and MySQL database. Many other large online sites use open source software; for example, Google and Wikipedia use Linux servers.
Facebook works on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Simply use a compatible browser, these include: Internet Explorer 6 & 7 & 8, Mozilla Firefox 2 & 3, Safari 2 & 3.
Blocking of facebook is not easy if you don't have an application level firewall( untangle linux box, or "WFilter Enterprise" like software). However, there are several solutions you can try: 1. Block facebook in dns server with "opendns". 2. Block facebook server ip address ranges. 3. Because facebook also supports https access, you also need to block https login of facebook. You can use WFilter's "https black/white list" to block it.
Linux Internals is a book about how Linux works.
Linux World is the Linux Development & Training Center
The courses available for Linux include Linux server, Linux desktop, bash shell, and many others.
One can obtain the latest Linux news on websites such as CRN, Linux Today or Distro Watch. One can also find news about Linux on Arch Linux and Linux Journal.
No, it is unix-based but Linux is a kernel not an operating system.Ubuntu,Linux Mint,Debian,and puppy Linux,ect. are OS's that use the Linux kernel.
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