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Linux BSD Central 
The latest news related to Linux and freeBSD. Articles and guides on setting up Linux software and configuration.
Linux, Unix, /etc/ 
Articles and book reviews on Linux, Unix.
CRN: Constructing a Windowless Office 
Matches and compares Linux options to what were once considered Windows tasks.
Best Technical Support Award 
InfoWorld declares the Linux user community to have the best technical support. Compares help Linux users give to each other as opposed to the amount of tech support offered by major corporations.
Governments push open-source software 
Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software. CNET.
Linux in the spotlight 
Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes.
Kieser.net: Linux 
Site dedicated to Linux news.
Crossroads 6 - 1 
This is the Fall 1999 issue of Crossroads, the International ACM student magazine. This issue features articles related to all aspects of Linux, including parallel computing, networking, and security.
The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace 
The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective.
Economist.com- Linux gets a break 
For the first time in years, Microsoft's unassailable lead in computer operating systems is being challenged by manufacturers offering Linux software.
Desktop Linux is for real 
Love it or hate, Linux is not going away, but it is gaining ground.
Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux 
Can the alternative OS compete in a market already dominated by Palm and Microsoft?
HP-Compaq's Great Software Challenge 
What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision and make Linux a huge winner. Business Week Online.
Weareat.com 
boutique of Linux news and help articles. Information about a wide range of Linux usage.
IBM Mulls Linux For Its PCs 
IBM may soon start packing its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system. IBM's Linux initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations.
Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption 
Price no longer the best reason to try OSS?
Why Microsoft is wary of open source 
CNet discusses how Linux's popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a server market.
Can you install Linux? I think I can 
Linux may be leading the open-source movement but is it the software for the people? It depends. Would you recognize a video card if it jumped off a motherboard? [CNN]
Feds Can no Longer Ignore Linux 
There may come a day when government IT managers realize the cost savings of not having to pay for an OS license for every desktop and server. [CNN]
Why Linux will prevail 
Linux is destined for more than servers, and this article explains why.
CNN.com - Is Linux poised to topple Microsoft? 
A combination of Microsoft dislike and "no secrets" open source threatens the monopoly.
Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing 
An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1.
Linux: Penguin suitability 
Open operating system Linux would love to bolster its success in big back-end servers with a slice of the lucrative desktop market. Windows' licensing pitch may be the penguin's invitation to the party.
Linux Winning The War of Perception 
As far as IBM is concerned Linux has become mainstream and it is doing mainstream business.
Linux comes of age 
Low cost and stability make open-source system an attractive choice.
The software war goes nuclear 
An article arguing which OS will win the coveted spot atop the network OS throne. Mentions how projects such as the K Desktop Environment will help make Unix, and Linux, a more viable operating system than ever before.
InfoWorld's OS of the Year 
The Red Hat Linux distribution wins InfoWorld's OS of the Year for 1997. Contains a small synopsis of the distributions strengths.
Linux picking up database steam 
Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux.
InfoWorld Interview with Linus Torvalds 
Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems in this interview with Mike Vizard of InfoWorld. Focuses mainly on how Linux is affecting the way people look at the future of operating systems and economics models that drive the industry.
Grassroots Linux grows (InfoWorld) 
An article that contains stories of different companies that have started using Linux. Also contains a section on "How to pick your Linux" which states the advantages of different distributions and links to their homepages.
Can Mandrake raise money by being your team? 
Newsforge article says Mandrake soft is considering an IPO.
CNET- Server sellers bang Linux drum 
With the exception of Microsoft, most of the computing industry's largest companies now actively support Linux.
NewsForge: Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate 
Total cost of ownership improves the quality of the operating systems debate.
Desktop Dreams 
Linux on the desktop in the Wake of MandrakeSoft's Bankruptcy.


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