Microsoft: Linux not 'reliable or dependable', May 23, 2006

A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability.

FreeBSD developer Scott Long told ZDNet UK on Thursday that the operating system, descended from the Unix derivative BSD, is "quickly approaching" feature parity with Linux.

Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 version and is considering drastic action to resolve it.

Lehman said that open source should not be used for the parts of business processes that provide a "significant" competitive edge, or for vertical uses — such as specialised trading functions — but is worth considering for all other areas.

The Ubuntu Linux project hopes to release later this year a groundbreaking product that could include support for virtualization and some mixed 32- and 64-bit architectures.

Open source users often encounter problems when installing new equipment, if hardware manufacturers haven't provided the necessary drivers

Software patent campaigner Florian Mueller revealed this week that the City of Munich's decision to stall its Linux migration was the result of a PR stunt by anti-patent campaigners.

The latest version gives the desktop environment its first Administration Suite, aimed at winning over corporate administrators

Trying to convince schools that open source software won't be a management headache is proving an uphill struggle

The Debian-based distribution has won its latest accolade from a Linux community site

The government agency has been accused of excluding open source software from its educational software databases, despite highlighting the money that could be saved

The next version of GNOME has been designed to make it easier for administrators to deploy the Linux desktop environment in enterprises.

The town of Steamboat Springs in Colorado is migrating to Linux. The man behind the move explains the challenges and the motivation behind the move

The Free Software Foundation has accused Microsoft of behaving as if it considers itself above the law

After working for Linux's rival for less than a year, Daniel Robbins has quit his job, complaining that he was unable to work at his 'full level of technical ability'

Research has found that administrators are more productive when working with Linux servers rather than those running Windows, but not everyone agrees with the results

Alan Cox is one of the most respected figures in the open source community but he is also no stranger to the machinations of big business and recently completed an MBA

Linus Torvalds may have his doubts, but Alan Cox is supporting the next version of the GPL

Marketing professionals rate Firefox a more influential brand than eBay or Sony

The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it is working on a large content management system based on the open source application server Zope.