As 1999 draws to a close, it's clear that open-source software has arrived. Even technology graybeards like IBM and Hewlett-Packard (and perhaps even Microsoft) have warmed to the idea of releasing the source code for some of their products.

A coalition of firms aiming to make the Linux operating system work on Intel's upcoming Itanium chip is getting bigger, with the addition of the four biggest Linux sellers, sources said.

This week I would like to join in the spirit of the season by sharing my personal wish list for GNU/Linux and the Linux community. Some of my wishes are large and some are small, but all are sincere. Here they are, then: twelve things I hope will come to pass in 2000 - Joe Barr, LinuxWorld.

Corel has admitted that due to licensing restraints on software components supplied by third party vendors, Corel Linux Deluxe will not be appear in the shops or be made available for download in Europe in the foreseeable future.

I'm a really big fan of Indian food and culture, and now, with India embracing Linux, even more so. While India's COMDEX (taking place this week) is nowhere as large as the one in Las Vegas last month, there are still sessions devoted to Linux.

The Santa Cruz Operation have some fights on their hands over the next few months. With Linux threatening to shred the company's Unix strategy, SCO is looking for a new position. Could the cornerstone of SCO's strategy become Tarantella?

Torvalds was interviewed Nov. 29 while he was in Los Angeles to speak at the University of Southern California at the WebRush II conference on wireless technology.

Two years ago, we'd have been thrilled to see our name spelled right. Forbes magazine knows who Linus is and Linux gets as much coverage at Comdex as Brand M. It seemed like big news the first time I saw Linux mentioned in ComputerWorld. Lately, I've seen articles on or mentions of Linux in USA Today, Time magazine, Popular Mechanics and Home PC. I can't remember the last time I had to explain to anyone more evolved than an amoebae what Linux is.

Shares in Andover.Net jumped more than 250 percent today, another sign of investors' strong appetite for Linux-related companies.

As we approach the new millennium, more employers appear to be in search of some form of Linux experience. For those of us working with information technology, Linux is now becoming a sought after skill to have displayed on your resume.