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Big Blue slips Linux into the oil industry
Three year deal moves oil companies to the penguin.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-922149....
Linux code co-op
IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi co-operate on corporate Linux code. From The Register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/193...
Everything You Wanted to Know about Linux
Thinking of switching to Linux? Get the details you need to make the transition painless.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973...
Linux Renews Desktop Bid
Enterprises are looking again at Linux as a Windows alternative.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,63406...
90% Windows, 5% Mac, 5% Linux?
Register article by a Newsforge regular about the "market share" of popular Operating Systems.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/196...
Can Mandrake raise money by being your team?
Newsforge article says Mandrake soft is considering an IPO.
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/05/...
Grassroots Linux grows (InfoWorld)
An article that contains stories of different companies that have started using Linux. Also contains a section on "How to pick your Linux" which states the advantages of different distributions and links to their homepages.
http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displaySt...
Why Microsoft is wary of open source
CNet discusses how Linux's popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a server market.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-268520.html?...
CNN.com - Is Linux poised to topple Microsoft?
A combination of Microsoft dislike and "no secrets" open source threatens the monopoly.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/09/03/hln.wir...
Linux vs. Windows
Article about Linux improvements now that Netscape Communications is playing the role of backer, bringing acceptance of Linux to corporate customers, integrators and resellers.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/fil...
Best Technical Support Award
InfoWorld declares the Linux user community to have the best technical support. Compares help Linux users give to each other as opposed to the amount of tech support offered by major corporations.
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC...
Linux, Unix, /etc/
Articles and book reviews on Linux, Unix.
http://lue.dyn.dhs.org/
Open Source's First Six Months
Eric Raymond talks about the 6 months after Netscape announced its commitment to open source.
http://linuxgazette.net/issue31/raymond.ht...
Kieser.net: Linux
Site dedicated to Linux news.
http://www.kieser.net/linux.html
How to Persuade Your Boss to Take the Linux Plunge
Selling Linux on its merits.
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6033_16-...
CRN: Constructing a Windowless Office
Matches and compares Linux options to what were once considered Windows tasks.
http://www.crn.com/Sections/CoverStory/Cov...
Linux Gears up to Challenge Windows on Desktop
With more stability, security and pricing in a desktop OS with a look and feel like Windows, Linux advocates say they are getting ready to take on Microsoft, which dominates the desktop market. [USA Today]
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/p...
Could You Get Fired for Choosing Linux?
Article with numerous follow up posts. Covers the usual arguaments for/against Linux.
http://www1.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/sto...
Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption
Price no longer the best reason to try OSS?
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,65505...
CNET.com: Governments push open-source software
Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-272299.html
InfoWorld Interview with Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems in this interview with Mike Vizard of InfoWorld. Focuses mainly on how Linux is affecting the way people look at the future of operating systems and economics models that drive the industry.
http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displaySt...
Linux in the spotlight
Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes.
http://eetimes.com/news/98/1017news/linux....
News: Japan mulls Windows replacement
Microsofts bugs push Japan to look at Open Source.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-966700....
IBM and Linux: the dinosaurs and the penguin
How IBM is making a comeback with Linux. The Register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/22...
CNET- Server sellers bang Linux drum
With the exception of Microsoft, most of the computing industry's largest companies now actively support Linux.
http://news.com.com/2117-1001-948855.html
Linux Winning The War of Perception
As far as IBM is concerned Linux has become mainstream and it is doing mainstream business.
http://www.it-director.com/article.php?id=...
Crossroads 6 - 1
This is the Fall 1999 issue of Crossroads, the International ACM student magazine. This issue features articles related to all aspects of Linux, including parallel computing, networking, and security.
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds6-1/xrds...
InfoWorld's OS of the Year
The Red Hat Linux distribution wins InfoWorld's OS of the Year for 1997. Contains a small synopsis of the distributions strengths.
http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC...
Linux BSD Central
The latest news related to Linux and freeBSD. Articles and guides on setting up Linux software and configuration.
http://www.linux-bsd-central.com
HP-Compaq's Great Software Challenge
What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision and make Linux a huge winner. Business Week Online.
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/conte...
LinuxWorld.com interview with Linus Torvalds
Joe Barr asks Linus about 2.4, Alan Cox, Linux trade shows, Microsoft, the future, and beer.
http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/353/lw-02-li...
Linux makes strides in enterprise market
In an environment of budget pressures, corporations are more open to the idea of free, open-source software.
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/1031ente...
Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing
An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1.
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayAr...
She-geeks confess love for Linux
Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. [ZDNN]
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-515695....
NewsForge: Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate
Total cost of ownership improves the quality of the operating systems debate.
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/...
Mission Critical powers Linux Clusters
Mission Critical Linux launches server-clustering software for enterprise environments.
http://www.nwfusion.com/archive/2000/10126...
NewsForge: Linux.com matches Microsoft software donation offers!
Get Linux free while supplies last. Hurry this offer only good as long as the internet lasts.
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/10/15...
Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux
Can the alternative OS compete in a market already dominated by Palm and Microsoft?
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,...
Desktop Linux is for real
Love it or hate, Linux is not going away, but it is gaining ground.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/sto...
The software war goes nuclear
An article arguing which OS will win the coveted spot atop the network OS throne. Mentions how projects such as the K Desktop Environment will help make Unix, and Linux, a more viable operating system than ever before.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/?1678540
The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace
The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective.
http://www.hastingsresearch.com/linux/peng...
Can you install Linux? I think I can
Linux may be leading the open-source movement but is it the software for the people? It depends. Would you recognize a video card if it jumped off a motherboard? [CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/28/...
Do women need an OS of their own?
LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. [ZDNN]
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-515696....
Why Linux will prevail
Linux is destined for more than servers, and this article explains why.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/sto...
Linux picking up database steam
Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux.
http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displaySt...
Linux future scales out
As software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system.
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/0...
ZDNet: Tech Update
Special report, Linux in the limelight.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/fil...
The Register: MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat'
Does Redmond fear Linux is ready for prime time?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/218...
Feds Can no Longer Ignore Linux
There may come a day when government IT managers realize the cost savings of not having to pay for an OS license for every desktop and server. [CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/24/...
IBM Mulls Linux For Its PCs
IBM may soon start packing its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system. IBM's Linux initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_st...
Economist.com- Linux gets a break
For the first time in years, Microsoft's unassailable lead in computer operating systems is being challenged by manufacturers offering Linux software.
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaySto...
Cisco iQ: The Charlie Rose Interview: Linus Torvalds
Open source instigator Linus Torvalds speaks with Charlie Rose about the past, present, and future of Linux and technology.
http://business.cisco.com/app/tree.taf?ass...
Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up
Where Linux is, and where it is going, in the enterprise sector.
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/12/02/11...
Desktop Dreams
Linux on the desktop in the Wake of MandrakeSoft's Bankruptcy.
http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&f...
Linux: Penguin suitability
Open operating system Linux would love to bolster its success in big back-end servers with a slice of the lucrative desktop market. Windows' licensing pitch may be the penguin's invitation to the party.
http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/bulletin/ed...
Weareat.com
boutique of Linux news and help articles. Information about a wide range of Linux usage.
http://www.weareat.com
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