TechWeb - Malicious threats against the open-source Linux operating system doubled in 2005 over the previous year, but some say it's Mac users who should fear the future.

AP - In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux.

AP - In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux.

NewsFactor - The folks who first brought Mac and Windows together have now added Linux to the recipe, offering a detailed guide on how to use Apple's Boot Camp software to run all three operating systems on an Intel-based Mac.

NewsFactor - On Monday, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ignited a firestorm of speculation that his company is thinking of creating its own version of Linux. "We're missing an operating system," Ellison told the UK-based Financial Times. "You could argue that it makes a lot of sense for us to look at distributing and supporting Linux."

TechWeb - The open-source project that first came up with a way to dual-boot an Intel-based Mac into either Mac OS X or Windows XP has published instructions on how to add Linux to the mix.

The Motley Fool - Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT - News) was a fairly harmless company, insofar as Oracle was concerned. Its Linux operating system was mostly a threat to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News).

NewsFactor - Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is mulling over whether or not his company should launch its own version of the Linux operating system.

U.S. software maker Oracle Corp. is considering launching a version of the Linux operating system and has looked at buying Novell Inc., one of the firms dominating the technology, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday. The...

AP - Business software provider Oracle Corp. is considering plans to offer its own version of the Linux operating system and has studied an acquisition of Novell Inc., the open-source operating system's No. 2 distributor, according to a newspaper report Monday.

Reuters - U.S. software maker Oracle Corp. is considering launching a version of the Linux operating system and has looked at buying one of the two firms dominating the technology, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday.

Reuters - U.S.-based software company Novell Inc. will look at acquisition opportunities as it expands its business distributing and supporting Linux-based open-source software, the company's chief operating officer said.

NewsFactor - Linux vendor Red Hat is poised to purchase middleware specialist JBoss in a move that will combine two of the top open-source technology brands and put Red Hat in a position to create a comprehensive enterprise software package.

PC Magazine - The leading Linux company is picking up the leading open-source Java Enterprise Server company for at least $350 million.

PC World - Hackers have released code for a virus that could threaten both Linux and Windows PCs.

TechWeb - Microsoft has taken a big chunk of the Web server market this month at the expense of Apache running on Linux.

PC World - Web site will offer info about the company's open-source interoperability efforts.

PC Magazine - The Mac OS X version of Parallels Workstation 2.1 will let users run Windows XP or Linux together on the desktop of an Intel-based Mac. The low-cost software may send Apple's Boot Camp Assistant on vacation.

NewsFactor - Microsoft is pushing further into the virtualization realm, announcing that its Virtual Server 2005 R2 product will provide support for Linux. In addition, the company is now offering the software as a free download.

TechWeb - Only 17 percent of embedded systems designers are currently using embedded Linux, and 66 percent say they are either not interested in using it or do not expect to be using it anytime soon, according to the results of a survey released here at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley.