[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Linux advocates will convene at a trade show in New York this
week to promote their wares, tout customers, swap business cards
and make their case that the operating system is growing up.“The computing industry has become better adjusted to Linux and
the collaborative, sharing, open-source philosophy that underlies
the software. While the heart of Linux itself legally must be
available for free, nearly every major computing company is trying
to find ways to profit from it.“Those methods will be on display Wednesday through Friday at
the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo as Linux customers are trotted
out to illustrate that the operating system is for established
companies, not just for the uber-techies that originally created
Linux. Leading Linux seller Red Hat will share the stage with
Morgan Stanley, HP will announce consumer products maker Unilever
is buying its Linux servers, and oil company Amerada Hess is using
Ximian’s Red Carpet service for updating software…”