“Twelve years ago, Andreas Girardet, a Masters graduate in
philosophy and logic from Berlin University caught the twin
internet and Linux bugs. Today Girardet, whose official title at
Suse Linux vendor Novell is Linux Evangelist, says logic dictates
that Microsoft will not be able to withstand the onslaught of
Linux.“Girardet, who once founded a Linux distribution called Yoper,
says the buzz around Linux in the enterprises he visits with Novell
sales teams is unmistakeable. His role is to explain the ins and
outs of Linux to senior IT executives and he says that acceptance
and knowledge of Linux has grown in quantum leaps in the past two
years…”