In the operating systems arena Linux and BSD together will eventually cover more ground than either could independently. Companies uncomfortable building products on GPL'd code can use a BSD derived package and enter the market quicker and cheaper.

Red Hat's chief executive Matthew Szulik has outlined the company's mission to consolidate the Unix market around Linux, which he said would become possible once Linux is available for an Intel 64-bit environment.

Linuxcare announced multifaceted work supporting IBM's Linux initiatives. This includes optimization of Linux on IBM's ThinkPad laptops. and also active management of the complex, continuous changes between and within multiple distributions of Linux.

AMD and Lineo announced that the two companies will develop advanced embedded Linux solutions for AMD's entire line of embedded 32-bit processors using Embedix Linux from Lineo.

In a move calculated to accelerate Linux acceptance and increase its distribution's global presence, Pro Team Computer Corp. and MandrakeSoft have forged an agreement to bundle and ship Linux with AZZA motherboards later this year.

John Schwartz wanted to get a feel of the increasingly popular operating system. His trip into Linux wasn't quite as bad as he thought it would be.

IBM Corp. is set to announce that some of its popular Thinkpad laptop computers will be available with Linux. The laptops are aimed at computer professionals and scientists.

In embedded systems, less resources means less cost, less heat generation, more battery life, more reliability. How many resources does an embedded Linux distribution require and how much functionality does it offer ?

Comments and notes by Linus Torvalds included in the original Linux Kernel (version 0.01). Option8 dug into 10 year old code and got you this wonderful page of comments.

Legendary developer of the fantastic Macintosh interface, Andy Hertzfeld hopes to make the term user-friendly synonymous with Linux.