Many people have argued the pros and cons of Open Source for many years, primarily from the perspective of the software, costs, service etc. Is the user also affected by how the software was developed?

Although open source has put Linux where it is today, it could prove to be the OS's biggest problem in the face of a divided Microsoft.

After studying the license, my conclusion was that it is not free; the license contains several restrictions that are totally unacceptable for the Free Software Movement.

Server appliance vendor Cobalt Networks became the first Linux company to recoup its April stock market losses this week, but to hear company insiders tell it, Linux had only a minor role in the resurgence.

Maybe more than you think, so don't jump ship if you're already using reliable alternatives, like VxWorks or QNX. Those might actually be cheaper in the long run.

Gateway has announced they plan to launch a Web Pad by this Christmas featuring

a Transmeta chip and Linux.

Microsoft.NET shows that Microsoft knows that the future lies in Web-enabled applications. It also signals the death knell for Windows. If you were doing some mission-critical work via a Web browser wouldn't you choose Linux.

Linux would be perfect if it ran MS Office but the same problems that plague Windows also come with Microsoft Office.

IBM is working with developers to make applications portable between 64bit Linux and its next-generation 64bit Unix operating system, codenamed Monterey/64.

Linux SMP support has been smoothed out in the stable kernel since the release of 2.2 and dual Celeron 533s plus a motherboard can be obtained for less than $330 USD. So what does that mean for your next system purchase?