Slashdot Interviews Eric Raymond.

Network computing products and services provider Sun Microsystems plans to freely release the source code for its proprietary Solaris operating system to catch the rising tide spurred by Linux, an industry-sweeping operating system free to all users.

iming to become a supplier of Linux to consumers, computer book publisher Macmillan has opened a Web site offering Linux information and support, with plans to sell a Mandrake variation of Linux in book and software stores.

SuSE GmbH, one of the leading Linux system companies worldwide, is now expanding in eastern Europe with opening a branch in Prague.

The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems.

Getting a Notebook Computer seemed to be a good reason to start encrypting the disks. There were disk encryption code for Linux out there so I just had to patch it into the kernel.

It’s fast, stable and free. But these alone do not explain the fanatical loyalty of Linux fans.

The Industry will inevitably move from a Manufacturing business model to a Services based business model as the ever increasing availability of Free, High Quality and Open Source Software.

If you wanted to assemble a "must read" list for any businessperson looking at the Linux/Free Software industry, what would you include?

Sun Microsystems Inc., in a major shift, plans to begin making the source code of its Solaris operating system freely available to the public in an attempt to parallel the success of the popular Linux operating system.