Critics pour scorn on Ballmer patent 'FUD', Nov 19, 2004

Analysts believe Steve Ballmer's claim that governments who use Linux face the threat of patent lawsuits could rebound on Microsoft, while open-source vendors accuse it of spreading more fear, uncertainty and doubt

Senior IBM executives claim a few key government departments will drive the momentum around Linux on the client

A security expert this week reported two potentially significant bugs in Linux software used to share file and print services with Windows-based systems.

Linux could be about to fork. In a worrying parallel to the issue that stopped Unix becoming a mass-market product in the 1980s - leaving the field clear for Microsoft - a recent open source conference saw a leading Linux kernel developer predict that there could soon be two versions of the Linux kernel.

Linux provides many great benefits right up front. The costs of running Linux are lower overall and certainly lower in the long run. Security is far superior to that found in the Windows alternatives

In an effort to further tap a growing interest in Linux down south, Open Source vendor Red Hat announced yesterday the opening of its sales and support office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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