Rest assured the article is very good. iX is the for-business sibling of the most reputable German computer mag, c't. Their editorial quality is usually as close to flawless as you can hope to get. (Though I've been somewhat peeved about their constant .NET coverage lately. Ironically, the more for-the-masses c't has been covering Linux more and more at the same time, even going so far as to give a short intro to Linux From Scratch in the latest issue.)

Makeshifts last the longest.