The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.
Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise.
Linux and Microsoft enthusiasts have argued for a while now as to which system is most secure. Are Linux vulnerabilities in the news less often because the Linux code is so well-written, or because the Linux market share is so much smaller? One way to get to the bottom of this dispute is to look at the numbers.
With a month to go until Microsoft Corp. officially launches Windows 2000, some Linux stalwarts are realizing there's not much time left to capitalize on a golden PR opportunity.
Just about a year ago, an internal Microsoft document on Microsoft's plans to crush Linux, which came to be called the "Halloween Memo," was the source of much consternation among the high-tech community.
The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.
Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise.
The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models.
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