It is a small world, after all. In keeping with the computer industry's drive to get portable, Linux is jumping into the Internet appliance and hand-held device market, with Lineo leading the charge.

41,400 copies of Linux running on one mainframe box? No problem.

Concerns about the possible "fragmentation" of Linux are nothing new. However, they have recently been revived in several high-profile articles, and were the subject of a recent article here on Linux.com. Some IT analysts are predicting doom for Linux, with memories of Unix forks fresh in their minds. They claim that the existence of many distributions, each fighting for market share, will be the death of Linux. Personally, I believe that diversity is our greatest strength.

Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq: RHAT), the leading provider of open source solutions for Internet infrastructure, today reported revenue of $13.1 million with adjusted Net Loss of $0.04 Per Share for the fourth quarter ended February 29, 2000, a 39% increase over revenue of $9.4 million for the fourth quarter last year.

So far this year, the buzz about Linux in enterprise networks has focused on servers and embedded systems, with the growth of Linux severs being most heralded. According to IDC, a research firm based in Framingham, Mass., Linux was the fastest-growing server operating system last year, with a 93% growth rate over the year before. Linux was the second most-shipped operating system in 1999 after Windows NT, capturing 24% of new licenses shipped.

IBM has revealed further steps in its commitment to Linux, parts of which may make AIX users a little uneasy.

The investment aimed at speeding development of embedded Linux Operating Systems. Intel Corporation announced that the company has made a minority equity investment in Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., a leading developer of embedded real-time operating systems.

Conducted in March 2000, the study consists of over 300 in-depth interviews with Linux developers on matters such as what type of apps they're creating, which languages and distributions they use, desktop environments, relationship with open source software issues and development tools.

Internet visionary and Netscape Communications co-founder Marc Andreessen will invest in Collab.Net, a site for uniting corporations with open-source programmers.

Caldera Systems' IPO shot through the starting line Tuesday, climbing 80 percent by midday trading, and almost 110 percent by the time the market closed.