The goal of Linux Standard Base (LSB) is to develop and promote standards that will increase compatibility among Linux offerings and enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux system. In addition, LSB will help coordinate efforts to recruit software vendors to port and write products for Linux.

Linux and other free operating systems have difficulty competing against entrenched companies such as Microsoft due to the "feedback loop" between consumers and developers. Consumers are hesitant to migrate to the OS because of a perceived lack of mainstream applications, and some developers are hesitant to create Linux apps because they are waiting for a larger consumer user base. The result is a deadlock that has, in part, prevented Linux from widespread consumer adoption.

Total Web servers worldwide jumped from just under 10 million to 13 million for the latest quarter ended March 31. Linux went from 29 percent to 34 percent of Web servers OSs in market share, while market share for all other major OSs declined -- including Windows, Sun Solaris, and other Unix variants.

Linux for Suits exists solely to help educate business professionals about Linux and how it can be used effectively in their business model.

I spent three years working on IBM and Amdahl mainframes, and they never went down. Now, if only it were easier to run anything on a mainframe--like running Linux for its far-friendlier user interface and application development environment. Of course, that's exactly what IBM is doing

VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNUX) announced it has completed the acquisition of TruSolutions of San Diego, Calif., and NetAttach of Santa Clara, Calif. VA Linux will leverage TruSolutions' expertise in high-density rackmount Linux servers and NetAttach's expertise in NAS technology

Despite the recent stock slide of several top-tier Linux companies, analysts and executives in the open-source community said that leading Linux vendors remain viable enterprise suppliers

Trillian, which began as an effort by Intel to develop Linux for Itanium, may pay off in spades for the company. The group delivered a development release of Linux for Itanium in February

Adomo, Inc. announced that it has successfully closed a seed funding round from Bridge Ventures Fund III in Denmark. The funds will be used to continue development of a Linux server-based home information system that allows families to network Internet enabled devices and share important family information.

Thin-client maker Neoware jumped into the Linux swirl with a thin version of Linux - and a hardware box to back it up - designed for everything from cash registers to security appliances.