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Microsoft just doesn't seem to "get the facts." The company, according to news reports, is at it again - paying companies to produce FUD for it. The company is doing a disservice to some really top-notch products it produces by continuing to try to discredit Linux and other open source projects. Microsoft should just let its products speak for themselves. The Get the Facts program Microsoft initiated a couple of years ago that consists of hiring various organizations to produce studies that make Microsoft Windows a big winner over Linux in just about any way that two operating systems could be compared is an embarrassment. No single operating system dominates another in every possible way that they can be compared. The real problem is that Microsoft is scared and is finall... (more)

Making Linux the Overwhelming Choice for Application Developers and Users

LWM's senior contributing analyst, Bill Claybrook, spoke with Jim Zemlin, executive director, Free Standards Group, about the Linux Standard Base, the support it has received in the community, and the importance of having an operating platform that is not only open source but open standard as well. LWM: Tell us what the Free Standards Group (FSG) is and what it does. Jim Zemlin: FSG creates... (more)

Linux.SYS-CON.com Analysis: Red Hat Sales - How Do They Do It?

On June 17, 2004, Red Hat announced what I would call a good a good 1Q05 (the quarter ended on May 31, 2004). The revenue for the quarter was $41.6M - a 53% year over year increase. That number will likely change with Red Hat's re-statement of its revenue after PricewaterhouseCoopers found a "flaw" in their accounting for subscriptions. Red Hat will now start recognizing subscription rev... (more)

Linux Standard Base: Enough Support?

Ask some end users what Linux Standard Base (LSB) is and most likely they either won't know anything about it, or know a little bit but not enough to qualify as understanding what all the buzz around LSB is about. Ask three ISVs and only one will likely understand the implications of LSB for their business. And only a very, very few will say that they have started the process of making s... (more)

Exclusive Linux.SYS-CON.com Interview: Where Is Sun Going with Linux?

Linux.SYS-CON.com's senior contributing analyst, Bill Claybrook, spoke with John Loiacono, executive vice president of Sun Microsystem's Software Group about his new job, and what he has in store for Sun's Linux strategy. You replaced Jonathan Schwartz several months ago as Sun's software leader. Jonathan was very visible. Is this the way you are going to do it? In my previous job as VP of ... (more)