Bernard Golden

What began as a small movement based in a Finnish student's apartment has mushroomed far beyond his or anyone else's expectations. Linux, sprung from Linus Torvalds' imagination, has alighted in countless data centers and now stands tall as the software strategy centerpiece of technology giants like Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Despite bad-mouthing and the sowing of fear, uncertainty, and doubt, Linux has successfully established a beachhead in IT organizations. Cost savings and control have made it an acceptable choice in a variety of organizations, from Google to Sabre Holdings (corporate parent of travel site Travelocity). However, open source is about to move beyond this beachhead and drive further into IT territory. As the saying goes, "You ain't seen nothin' yet." Over the past several months there have been a number of open source developments that carry critical... (more)