Unsurprisingly, some struggling firms see Linux as a ride out of the dark tunnel of flat growth and into the bright light of prosperity. Executives at SCO, former Santa Cruz Operation, are debating if Linux is salvation. [Forbes]
Matthew Szulik, CEO, Linux distributor Red Hat, is sick of threats SCO is making. Rather than wait for SCO to start suing Linux customers, Red Hat launched preemptive suit against SCO, for unfair, deceptive business practices. [Forbes]
Some analysts are clamoring for IBM to make such a promise, but IBM refuses, which makes some people wonder: if IBM code is clean, why won't IBM shield its customers? [Forbes]