Compaq stands firm on Linux / Informix chief blames Microsoft for the rise of Linux

[Alexander Deliyannis]

*** Compaq stands firm on Linux

(Silicon.com) - Compaq has reiterated its support for Linux, saying
it won't abandon the free operating system simply because of pressure
from Microsoft. The comments came Friday from Jon "Mad Dog" Hall,
senior leader of Compaq's Unix software group. Hall said senior
people at Compaq "had a word or two" with Microsoft about the
company's work with Linux, but that Compaq could not ignore customer
demand. "If we didn't sell Linux then somebody else would and
Microsoft just has to understand that," Hall said. Hall was working
for Digital in 1994 when he first met Linus Torvalds. He said he was
so impressed with Linux he offered to port it to the Alphaserver. He
recommended Linux over Unix and NT for some uses, including Internet
service provider (ISP) use, firewalls, DNS servers and point-of-sale
terminals.


*** Informix chief blames Microsoft for the rise of Linux

(Silicon.com) - The Linux revolution is being fueled by delays and
reliability problems plaguing Windows NT, according to a top Informix
spokesman. In an exclusive interview with Silicon.com, David
Applebaum, vice president of marketing gave a rare insight into how
the industry perceives the operating system that has taken computing
by storm. *** See http://www.silicon.com/a30495 for this story and
more of the day's top headlines.

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