Linux has a fight ahead, Jun 23, 2005

This business about Linux effortlessly coasting to a silver medal is crap. It’s based on the presumption that Linux is running for that position unopposed...

Is Linux a better choice for business than, say, a proprietary operating system such as Microsoft Windows? The debate, full of passion and conviction, rages on both sides of this issue.

We hear a similar refrain from Brazil and many other emerging markets; open source leads to lower costs, better security and more local development.

... the reality is that the overwhelming majority of our magazine's readers run Windows, not Linux. Since we do our darnedest to make every page of PC World engaging to our readers, I'm out to craft a Linux column that might prove relevant to those who are still computing Bill Gates-style.

The British Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has built a large cluster from Linux Networx which includes Intel EM64T processors linked to Nvidia FX3400 high end graphics cards.

After two years of hard work, the Kolab Groupware Project has released Kolab 2. It allows for sharing of personal folders, calendars and contacts and comes with improved spam and anti-virus capabilities.

Framingham, Mass.-based IDC reports that Hewlett-Packard Co. has shipped more than 1 million Linux servers to customers since 1998 -- 45% more than any other major hardware vendor.

For several years now, there has been some rancor between die-hard Microsoft Windows advocates and proponents of Linux and other open-source tools and solutions.

The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KOffice 1.4 for Linux and Unix operating systems.

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