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Desktop Dreams - - Linux on the desktop in the Wake of MandrakeSoft's Bankruptcy. (January 15, 2003)

Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux - - Can the alternative OS compete in a market already dominated by Palm and Microsoft? (January 8, 2003)

Linux Gears up to Challenge Windows on Desktop - - With more stability, security and pricing in a desktop OS with a look and feel like Windows, Linux advocates say they are getting ready to take on Microsoft, which dominates the desktop market. [USA Today] (January 7, 2003)

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. (December 27, 2002)

How valid is the IDC data? - - Should the Microsoft TCO information be trusted? (December 4, 2002)

Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up - - Where Linux is, and where it is going, in the enterprise sector. (December 4, 2002)

Linux future scales out - - As software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system. (November 29, 2002)

News: Japan mulls Windows replacement - - Microsofts bugs push Japan to look at Open Source. (November 21, 2002)

Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption - - Price no longer the best reason to try OSS? (October 29, 2002)

Linux Renews Desktop Bid - - Enterprises are looking again at Linux as a Windows alternative. (October 14, 2002)

NewsForge: Linux.com matches Microsoft software donation offers! - - Get Linux free while supplies last. Hurry this offer only good as long as the internet lasts. (October 10, 2002)

Everything You Wanted to Know about Linux - - Thinking of switching to Linux? Get the details you need to make the transition painless. (October 2, 2002)

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. (September 26, 2002)

CNN.com - Is Linux poised to topple Microsoft? - - A combination of Microsoft dislike and "no secrets" open source threatens the monopoly. (September 4, 2002)

Desktop Linux is for real - - Love it or hate, Linux is not going away, but it is gaining ground. (August 22, 2002)

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. (August 14, 2002)

CNET- Server sellers bang Linux drum - - With the exception of Microsoft, most of the computing industry's largest companies now actively support Linux. (August 7, 2002)

NewsForge: Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate - - Total cost of ownership improves the quality of the operating systems debate. (May 31, 2002)

Big Blue slips Linux into the oil industry - - Three year deal moves oil companies to the penguin. (May 24, 2002)

ZDNet: Tech Update - - Special report, Linux in the limelight. (April 2, 2002)

Why Linux will prevail - - Linux is destined for more than servers, and this article explains why. (February 26, 2002)

CRN: Constructing a Windowless Office - - Matches and compares Linux options to what were once considered Windows tasks. (January 3, 2002)

IBM and Linux: the dinosaurs and the penguin - - How IBM is making a comeback with Linux. The Register. (November 20, 2001)

Cisco iQ: The Charlie Rose Interview: Linus Torvalds - - Open source instigator Linus Torvalds speaks with Charlie Rose about the past, present, and future of Linux and technology. (November 15, 2001)

Linux makes strides in enterprise market - - In an environment of budget pressures, corporations are more open to the idea of free, open-source software. (October 31, 2001)

The Register: MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat' - - Does Redmond fear Linux is ready for prime time? (September 26, 2001)

Linux comes of age - - Low cost and stability make open-source system an attractive choice. (September 17, 2001)

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. (September 6, 2001)

Governments push open-source software - - Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software. CNET. (August 29, 2001)

Create a Linux based Network for peanuts - - A functioning workstation for little or no money on older hardware? It can be done, and here is how. (August 23, 2001)

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. (June 18, 2001)

Linux Winning The War of Perception - - As far as IBM is concerned Linux has become mainstream and it is doing mainstream business. (June 13, 2001)

90% Windows, 5% Mac, 5% Linux? - - Register article by a Newsforge regular about the "market share" of popular Operating Systems. (June 13, 2001)

Can Mandrake raise money by being your team? - - Newsforge article says Mandrake soft is considering an IPO. (May 30, 2001)

Linux code co-op - - IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi co-operate on corporate Linux code. From The Register. (May 30, 2001)

Linux loves the slow economy - - Explains the benefits of a soft economy to the adoption of free software and to Linux in particular. (March 26, 2001)

LinuxWorld.com interview with Linus Torvalds - - Joe Barr asks Linus about 2.4, Alan Cox, Linux trade shows, Microsoft, the future, and beer. (February 8, 2001)

Mission Critical powers Linux Clusters - - Mission Critical Linux launches server-clustering software for enterprise environments. (July 10, 2000)

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. (October 1, 1999)

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] (September 28, 1999)

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] (September 24, 1999)

Do women need an OS of their own? - - LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. [ZDNN] (September 16, 1999)

She-geeks confess love for Linux - - Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. [ZDNN] (September 16, 1999)

The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace - - The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective. (February 27, 1999)

How to Persuade Your Boss to Take the Linux Plunge - - Selling Linux on its merits. (January 21, 1999)

Open Source's First Six Months - - Eric Raymond talks about the 6 months after Netscape announced its commitment to open source. (August 1, 1998)

Linux in the spotlight - - Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes. (July 16, 1998)

Linux picking up database steam - - Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux. (July 10, 1998)

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. (June 8, 1998)

Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing - - An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1. (May 25, 1998)

Survey on PC WEEK - - In which users where asked "What do you use when failure is not an option?". Linux was choosen by 80 percent of respondance. (April 13, 1998)

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. (April 9, 1998)

Could You Get Fired for Choosing Linux? - - Article with numerous follow up posts. Covers the usual arguaments for/against Linux. (February 16, 1998)

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. (December 31, 1997)

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. (November 24, 1997)

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. (June 22, 1997)