[Cross-posted] The BusinessWeek Online of March 3, 2003 has a large section devoted to Linux: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/03_09/B382203linux.htm Contents: The Linux Uprising How a ragtag band of software geeks is threatening Sun and Microsoft--and turning the computer world upside down Pecked by Penguins So far, Microsoft's attempts to counter the Linux threat have come up short Commentary: Tech Outfits Should Take Notes Online Extra: The Big Guys Latch Onto Linux As the startups struggle or burn out, heavyweights such as IBM, Dell, Oracle, and HP are moving quickly to dominate this new market Online Extra: Red Flags for Red Hat Though the Linux sales-and-support outfit has seen strong recent growth, some analysts think the stock is overvalued Online Extra: Next from Open Source: Killer Apps? Now, programmers are going beyond operating systems to build business software products based on open code Online Extra: Before Linux Is on Every Desktop... ...It's more likely to keep making greater strides in single-use areas, such as cash registers, than in consumers' PCs Online Extra: Sun: It's Not "Linux or Nothing" CEO Scott McNealy answers those who say the free OS threatens his Unix-based products: "A vote for Linux is a vote for Unix" Online Extra: "Programmers Are Like Artists" Linux expert Bruce Perens on the motives of people who work on open-source software -- and the communities it creates -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ It is the mind that moves