In an e-mail discussion, MozillaQuest asked Linus Torvalds to comment on the Linux-related allegations SCO-Caldera makes in its Complaint against IBM. Here is Linus Torvalds' uncensored commentary.

Business software maker PeopleSoft is jumping on the Linux bandwagon and calling on IBM for a hand up.[]

The up to now highly anticipated Red Hat Linux 9 is finally released. OSNews had its hands to the final version of Red Hat Linux 9 for over 3 weeks now and we were able to evaluate it in a number of ways. The final version is not too different than the Phoebe-3 beta for which we wrote a preview recently.

Opera Software has released Opera 7.10 for Windows and Opera 7.10 for Linux Beta with features that are not only new to Opera, but also completely new to the world of browsing. Right from the beginning, users can see the two new buttons FastForward and Rewind in the toolbar, accelerating Opera users\' Web navigation. Users can also speed up researching with the completely new Notes features or view photo files with SlideShow.

GNOME stands for GNU Network Object Model Environment... so where did all the distributed-network objects go? KDE is delivering a better version of what GNOME\'s goal has apparently morphed into: becoming a great component framework that you can write to in multiple languages. Nicholas Petreley rebuffs the common GNOME battle slogans and explains why the window-manager\'s name needs reworking.

In this two-part interview, Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation gives SearchEnterpriseLinux.com his opinion on the SCO-IBM suit, how it will impact GNU/Linux and enterprise adoption. He also talks about his avocation and what he believes are critical issues for the movement.

Getting Fortune 500 companies to adopt open source would be a lot easier if open-source advocates put their business hats on.

A Giga Information Group analyst points out that the inclusion of Native POSIX Threading Libraries in the upcoming release of Red Hat Linux 9 parallels the inclusion of NPTL in the next Linux kernel.

A Sun Microsystems executive tries to diffuse speculation that Sun is hesitant about Linux. In this interview, Jack O\\\'Brien discusses Sun\\\'s stand on Linux and what factors will drive enterprise adoption into high gear.

URL : www.asiaosc.org

Name of Site : Asian Open Source Centre

Short description : Promoting free software and open source use in Asia, especially related to localization.

Longer description : The centre focuses on open source issues specific to Asia, such as localization of software, open source for creating local content, and the use of open source to bridge the \'digital divide\'.