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  CRN: Constructing a Windowless Office http://www.crn.com/Sections/CoverStory/CoverStory.asp?ArticleID=31793
Matches and compares Linux options to what were once considered Windows tasks.
  90% Windows, 5% Mac, 5% Linux? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/13/90_windows_5_mac/
Register article by a Newsforge regular about the "market share" of popular Operating Systems.
  Desktop Dreams http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=193
Linux on the desktop in the Wake of MandrakeSoft's Bankruptcy.
  Crossroads 6 - 1 http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds6-1/xrds6-1.html
This is the Fall 1999 issue of Crossroads, the International ACM student magazine. This issue features articles related to all aspects of Linux, including parallel computing, networking, and security.
  Governments push open-source software http://www.news.com/2100-1001-272299.html
Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software. CNET.
  Kieser.net: Linux http://www.kieser.net/linux.html
Site dedicated to Linux news.
  Linux in the spotlight http://eetimes.com/news/98/1017news/linux.html
Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes.
  LinuxWorld.com interview with Linus Torvalds http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/353/lw-02-linus/
Joe Barr asks Linus about 2.4, Alan Cox, Linux trade shows, Microsoft, the future, and beer.
  Best Technical Support Award http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?97poy.supp.htm
InfoWorld declares the Linux user community to have the best technical support. Compares help Linux users give to each other as opposed to the amount of tech support offered by major corporations.
  The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace http://www.hastingsresearch.com/linux/penguin.shtml
The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective.
  Open Source's First Six Months http://linuxgazette.net/issue31/raymond.html
Eric Raymond talks about the 6 months after Netscape announced its commitment to open source.
  The Register: MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat' http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/09/27/ms_moves_to_head_off/
Does Redmond fear Linux is ready for prime time?
  Why Microsoft is wary of open source http://www.news.com/2100-1001-268520.html?legacy=cnet
CNet discusses how Linux's popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a server market.
  Linux BSD Central http://www.linux-bsd-central.com
The latest news related to Linux and freeBSD. Articles and guides on setting up Linux software and configuration.
  Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108556,00.asp
Can the alternative OS compete in a market already dominated by Palm and Microsoft?
  News: Japan mulls Windows replacement http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-966700.html
Microsofts bugs push Japan to look at Open Source.
  Linux future scales out http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/12/02/021202hnunited.html
As software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system.
  HP-Compaq's Great Software Challenge http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2001/pi2001096_399.htm
What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision and make Linux a huge winner. Business Week Online.
  IBM and Linux: the dinosaurs and the penguin http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/20/ibm_and_linux_the_dinosaurs/
How IBM is making a comeback with Linux. The Register.
  Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/21/rredhata.dat.htm
An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1.
  Linux code co-op http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/30/ibm_nec_fujitsu_hitachi_cooperate/
IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi co-operate on corporate Linux code. From The Register.
  Can you install Linux? I think I can http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/28/linux.diary/
Linux may be leading the open-source movement but is it the software for the people? It depends. Would you recognize a video card if it jumped off a motherboard? [CNN]
  She-geeks confess love for Linux http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-515695.html?legacy=zdnn
Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. [ZDNN]
  Weareat.com http://www.weareat.com
boutique of Linux news and help articles. Information about a wide range of Linux usage.
  Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/12/02/1118241.shtml?tid=23
Where Linux is, and where it is going, in the enterprise sector.
  NewsForge: Linux.com matches Microsoft software donation offers! http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/10/1511200.shtml?tid=19
Get Linux free while supplies last. Hurry this offer only good as long as the internet lasts.
  NewsForge: Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/30/2119253&mode=thread&tid=3
Total cost of ownership improves the quality of the operating systems debate.
  Can Mandrake raise money by being your team? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/05/30/2024259
Newsforge article says Mandrake soft is considering an IPO.
  IBM Mulls Linux For Its PCs http://www.financialexpress.com/news/story/65644/
IBM may soon start packing its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system. IBM's Linux initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations.
  How to Persuade Your Boss to Take the Linux Plunge http://review.zdnet.com/4520-6033_16-4202739.html
Selling Linux on its merits.
  Feds Can no Longer Ignore Linux http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/24/linux.for.feds.idg/
There may come a day when government IT managers realize the cost savings of not having to pay for an OS license for every desktop and server. [CNN]
  CNET- Server sellers bang Linux drum http://www.news.com/2117-1001-948855.html
With the exception of Microsoft, most of the computing industry's largest companies now actively support Linux.
  Mission Critical powers Linux Clusters http://www.nwfusion.com/archive/2000/101266_07-10-2000.html
Mission Critical Linux launches server-clustering software for enterprise environments.
  Do women need an OS of their own? http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-515696.html?legacy=zdnn
LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. [ZDNN]
  Big Blue slips Linux into the oil industry http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-922149.html
Three year deal moves oil companies to the penguin.
  Linux makes strides in enterprise market http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/1031enterprise.html
In an environment of budget pressures, corporations are more open to the idea of free, open-source software.
  Grassroots Linux grows (InfoWorld) http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?/features/980608linux.htm
An article that includes stories of different companies that have started using Linux. Also includes a section on "How to pick your Linux" which states the advantages of different distributions and links to their homepages.
  InfoWorld Interview with Linus Torvalds http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?/interviews/980409torvalds.htm
Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems in this interview with Mike Vizard of InfoWorld. Focuses mainly on how Linux is affecting the way people look at the future of operating systems and economics models that drive the industry.
  Linux picking up database steam http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?980710.whlinux.htm
Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux.
  Linux Gears up to Challenge Windows on Desktop http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techreviews/products/software/2003-01-07-linux-windows_x.htm
With more stability, security and pricing in a desktop OS with a look and feel like Windows, Linux advocates say they are getting ready to take on Microsoft, which dominates the desktop market. [USA Today]
  InfoWorld's OS of the Year http://ww1.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/97poy.win3.htm
The Red Hat Linux distribution wins InfoWorld's OS of the Year for 1997. Contains a small synopsis of the distributions strengths.
  Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,655054,00.asp
Price no longer the best reason to try OSS?
  Linux Renews Desktop Bid http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,634061,00.asp
Enterprises are looking again at Linux as a Windows alternative.
  Economist.com- Linux gets a break http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1338664
For the first time in years, Microsoft's unassailable lead in computer operating systems is being challenged by manufacturers offering Linux software.
  Everything You Wanted to Know about Linux http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,574450,00.asp
Thinking of switching to Linux? Get the details you need to make the transition painless.
  CNN.com - Is Linux poised to topple Microsoft? http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/09/03/hln.wired.linux/index.html
A combination of Microsoft dislike and "no secrets" open source threatens the monopoly.
  The software war goes nuclear http://www.timesonline.co.uk/?1678540
An article arguing which OS will win the coveted spot atop the network OS throne. Mentions how projects such as the K Desktop Environment will help make Unix, and Linux, a more viable operating system than ever before.

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