“‘Tis the season to be Linux. In the last two months, companies
that didn’t exist three years ago have suddenly found their coffers
full of cash largely because they have not dot-com but Linux in
their names. Investors are so hot for Linux-related IPO shares
that they resemble antsy children begging their parents for the
next set of Pokemon cards.“
“There’s a Linux riot going on. And it’s starting to worry David
Sifry, chief technology officer and co-founder of Linuxcare Inc., a
privately held San Francisco-based company that provides technical
support and services for firms that use computers running on Linux
operating software….”
“LinuxOne’s business model resembles Red Hat more than
Linuxcare. It’s released a Linux version in China, and Chiou is in
Europe for the release of LinuxOne’s Spanish version of the system.
Holmes, who has been aboard four months, says the company formed in
March.”