XFree86 4.0.1 is available and can be obtained either directly from the public CVS server, or from the ftp site as source tarballs or source patches relative to the 4.0 release.

Many ASPs and other companies in the new economy are turning to Linux for their

Internet infrastructure even though, when it comes to achieving high availability in enterprise computing, Linux is not quite there yet.

Value Added Resellers looking to integrate computers into traditionally computer-free environments will love Linux. If you want to add a new feature you have the code, you can fix an existing device driver, write a new one or even hire someone to do it for you.

I saw a Usenet posting from Linus along the lines of "I've thrown together this Minix-like system to teach myself about the i86 architecture. You guys might want to check it out ...".

If you've got an older, unused computer lying around, you can build a stand-alone firewall/router which will provide long and reliable service at very little cost.

This fully functioning prototype, designed and built by Steve Mann in 1998, was demonstrated in 1999 and later used to deliver a videoconference at ISSCC 2000.

Many people have argued the pros and cons of Open Source for many years, primarily from the perspective of the software, costs, service etc. Is the user also affected by how the software was developed?

Although open source has put Linux where it is today, it could prove to be the OS's biggest problem in the face of a divided Microsoft.

After studying the license, my conclusion was that it is not free; the license contains several restrictions that are totally unacceptable for the Free Software Movement.

Server appliance vendor Cobalt Networks became the first Linux company to recoup its April stock market losses this week, but to hear company insiders tell it, Linux had only a minor role in the resurgence.