| Linux Needs Critics I am not a programmer. Sometimes I've wanted to get a t-shirt made saying this, because--as an author of Linux books--it's always assumed I am. But I'm an impostor. The last program I wrote ran on a ZX Spectrum in 1988, and then it was only to make "Keir is cool!" scroll across the screen. Are Linux netbooks really returned more than Windows models Windows' dominance extends to 96% of netbooks sold in the U.S. in February. Worldwide, three-quarters of the 15 million netbooks sold in 2008 came with Windows. But Linux, which now accounts for the remaining quarter of sales, is set to challenge Microsoft this year. Red Hat CEO seeks open source in government Red Hat's CEO, in a blog post on Monday, is endorsing the Obama Administration's call for openness and participation in government by likening the President's statement to the open source software movement. Linux, Unix devices benefit from a unified Active Directory environment An oil exploration company has numerous Linux and Unix devices that it's bringing into Active Directory through a unified directory tool. The project is already providing payback through operational efficiency, audit compliance and better security through privileged user access control. Linux shortlisted for DET netbooks, beaten by XP Today's modern desktop operating systems of Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux still fail to address the basic requirements of the NSW Department of Education and Training's netbook project and instead the older Windows XP remains the platform of choice for more than 260,000 computers. Sun/IBM would have been a good idea for many, but not Microsoft The deal looks as if it has fallen apart to the relief of Microsoft and Java developers, says the Microsoft Subnet blog. IT budget crisis? Invest in free tools Freeware and open source applications offer IT managers an alternative to commercial software during tough economic times. Microsoft targets Linux with server for very small companies Microsoft Wednesday announced the 10th member of its Windows Server 2008 family with a new version of the server operating system aimed at companies with fewer than 15 employees. IBM, Mayo form open-source health IT consortium Biomedical informatics researchers at IBM and the Mayo Clinic have launched a new open-source consortium focused on natural language processing (NLP), in an effort to help doctors share diagnosis and treatment information. Windows Foundation Server: Not an April's Fool joke Microsoft today released yet another version of Windows Server 2008 geared toward small businesses and branch offices called Windows Foundation Server. Foundations is an ultra low-cost version without a lot of fancy extras. April giveaways galore
Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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