Linux netbook sales alone constitute 6% of the total desktop market. I can't argue with that. It's also a really impressive number...

It was with much joy that the Linux community saw two harmful myths about open source get put in their places recently. Myth #1: Linux is bad for business. Linux Foundation: More than 70 percent of work on the kernel today is done by developers who are being paid for their efforts. Myth #2: Linux netbooks have a high rate of customer returns. Dell: No more so than Windows netbooks.

I’ve got a Google Alerts hint set on compiz. A recent trend I’ve noticed is this myth that compiz is bloated.

What is it about Ubuntu Linux that makes otherwise competent technical writers switch to Moron Mode?

Opponent’s of the Open Source and or Linux community are quick to point to reports that claim that Linux only has a 1 percent market share or a little over. What is the truth about the adoption of Linux?

LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux laptops, today announced its next generation laptops optimised for engineering and scientific community. Powered with Ubuntu 7.04, these laptops focus on high performance and scalability. The laptops come pre-configured with many of the common tools used by technical users.

Clearly, meritocracy is one of the myths that the FOSS community tells itself. By "myth," I do not mean that the claim is a lie, but that meritocracy is part of the story that community members tell themselves to establish and maintain a common identity.

Well, it's time for SCO's Tec Forum, which is what SCO is calling SCOforum this year, and lest the company's press releases get lost to paid services someday and disappear behind their drawbridge, and in harmony with our goal to provide historians with the entire picture, here are a couple of press releases that went out today, one about an upgrade to SCOoffice Server and the other about SCO Mobil

Linux and UNIX-like operating systems in general are regarded as being more secure for the common user, in contrast with operating systems that have "Windows" as part of their name. Why is that?