Enthusiasm for embedded Linux systems has grown dramatically and even Linus Torvalds has gone on the record to say that it should be a priority.

Brooks' Law, holds that adding more programmers to a project only delays it. But if this is so, what accounts for Linux?

Linux's development structure has made more than a few executives nervous in the past couple of years. Once they gain a basic understanding of the way Linux is maintained, they get positively twitchy.

Adomo wants to fill your home with a network of low-cost, easy-to-use information appliances. And they will all have Linux inside.

Hans Reiser talks about ResiserFS, relocating to Russia, and community development there.

The Open Group changed the license of Motif,inviting free software developers to use it. However, the new Motif license does not fit either the definition of free software, or of open source software.

IBM Corp. will raise the stakes in the Linux operating system arena by announcing that more of its servers will support the Unix-flavored OS.

Newbies can now work their way to almost all of Linux apps without breaking a sweat. The pioneers may hate it, but to make Linux the dominant player, you've got to make it work for the average Joe.

Now that IBM officially supports Linux on the S/390, will more climb onboard the Linux mainframe train?

The idea that you can build your own supercomputer using off-the-shelf components and even old PCs may seem far-fetched, but it's happening today with Linux clusters.