Linux is showing signs of becoming a viable high-end computing platform that combines mainframe-quality performance with a breadth of application support and net-friendliness that no conventional legacy platform can match.

Yes, linux is forking, but not in the presumed direction. Linux has been acting like a unifying force for almost two years now, and the GNU project for even longer.

IBM's strategy for using Linux can be summed up in two sentences: Today, the server. Tomorrow, the world.

I was a Ph.D student at the University of Warwick, and I heard about Linux through Usenet around the time of its inception. I immediately subscribed to alt.os.linux so I could read more.

Redmond Linux is a new Linux distribution catering to the average user.Joseph Cheek, the founder of Redmond Linux, talks about the hows and whys of this promising new distribution.

We really need to kill off the idea of it being free, and need to promote what the real idea is, which is an Open Source base. I see the OS as being license free, but the apps from big players having fees or possibly licenses introduced that will require payment.

This article reviews the strengths of the Linux open source, royalty-free business model, and why it is the most appropriate model for the future of embedded systems design and deployment.

In addition to porting its iPAQ handheld device to Linux, Compaq has started an Open Handheld Program to stimulate research on handheld devices.

Not only will Dell preinstall Red Hat Linux on all desktops and servers, which it's been doing for about a year, but will sell consulting and development services for Linux, just as it does for Windows and NetWare.

Linux can succeed if it does two things successfully, becomes a popular choice for large enterprises and becomes embedded OS of choice for small devices.