Computer Associates International Inc. and Red Hat Inc. joined to announce a set of systems management products and services for Red Hat Linux.

Corel is working to patch a bug with its version of Linux that could let unauthorized users gain access to machines running Corel Linux. A program called Corel Update has a problem that lets ordinary users take actions ordinarily only reserved for system administrators.

Number one in the online vitamin retail space, Vitamins.com has further distinguished itself in the competitive Internet health industry race by being one of the first to integrate the Linux Operating System, produced by Red Hat, the leading developer and provider of open source software solutions.

After a brief break from BSD, I had to return for more. This week I will be continuing the series with FreeBSD. FreeBSD is certainly one of the more popular BSDs. Many testimonials talk of extremely fast networking, combined with super uptimes. Internet power-houses such as Yahoo, Walnut Creek CDROM and even Microsoft's Hotmail swear by FreeBSD.

IBM's e-business guru Irving Wladawsky-Berger views Linux naysayers in the same light as he once did those who doubted the business potential of the Internet: with a healthy degree of skepticism.

SGI announced it has released source code for its OpenGL Sample Implementation to the open source community. The Sample Implementation is used today by most major 3D graphics hardware vendors as the basis for high-performance 3D graphics acceleration.

VA Linux Systems, Inc. announced that VA Linux Professional Services has been selected by Hewlett-Packard Company to develop and test HP LaserJet printer support under Linux and Samba. VA Linux Professional Services will also manage and support this development as an open-source project on VA's SourceForge, an application service provider for open-source developers.

It all boils down to what you're looking for in a network operating system (NOS). Do you want it lean and flexible so you can install it any way you please? Perhaps administration bells and management whistles are what you need so you can deploy several hundred servers. Or maybe you want an operating system that's robust enough so that you sleep like a baby at night?

Kirkland, Washington-based game developer Monolith Productions has made no secret in recent months that its products aren't just for Windows-based PCs anymore. In fact, Monolith is looking to team up with the Linux penguin.

The Linux Operating System Is No Longer A Corporate Curiosity. But Controversy Over Its Shortcomings Continues To Rage.