“Everyone seems to know that Linux is hot these days with all
the IPOs and Linus Torvalds-mania. But it was not until I immersed
myself in the subject over the past few weeks in preparation for a
speaking engagement that I realized how much is really going on
with Linux these days….”
“One of the great things about open source is that there are
plenty of characters in the community – way more than you find
these days in the increasingly corporate network industry….”
“It’s hard enough keeping track of all the Linux
distributions and vendors, but there are bunches of side projects
going on, as well. For example, a number of groups are working
on secure versions of Linux with names such as Bastille,
SecureLinux and Khaos. Jon Lasser, who started up the Bastille
Linux Project, says that it’s possible some of this technology will
show up in commercial Linux offerings….”