Red Hat's cash flow forecast beats expectations, Apr 02, 2007

Red Hat, the biggest distributor of Linux software, on Thursday forecast annual cash flow growth that would top market expectations, sending its shares up almost 6 percent.

... it's time to put away the training pants and the stroller, and swap the cap with the puce propeller for a more adult carmine chapeau. Red Hat is all grown up and ready to do some serious business

Melbourne company Opes Prime Stockbroking told ZDNet Australia that in the weeks following its announcement to adopt Oracle Linux, upset Linux enthusiasts phoned, e-mailed and wrote about the company online to complain at the decision.

The new GPL draft's digital ink hadn't had time to dry before everyone began voicing their opinion on it. Some observers hate it, while others think this version represents a significant step forward in making the GPLv3 palatable both to the Linux community and big business.

Nokia released its first Linux-based pocket tablet a couple years ago. The 770 was a good proof of concept but failed to ignite the public imagination. Recently, the firm released the N800, the 770's successor, and with it, the expensive UMPC vendor camp and the PDA vendors both have something to worry about.

Thanks to the Novell-sponsored open source Mono effort and its contributors, the idea of cross-platform ASP.NET development isn't a dream. It's a reality.

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