CIO Magazine reports that a poll of 2,092 IT professionals by
Survey.com reveals that more than 68 percent of
companies have or intend to deploy at least one Linux
system. And according to IDC (a sister company to CIO’s
publisher, CXO Media), Linux was second in server
operating environment by shipments last year with 24
percent of the market.

From Linux.com: “Let’s face it. MP3 is probably the most widely used format these days for distribution of
high-quality natural audio on the Internet. A number of applications are available to
encode and playback MP3 media, in the form of audio CD “rippers,” WAV->MP3
converters, and a huge number of MP3 players, including hardware implementations.
Some people are even working on a standard for the MP3 CD.”

“This week we’re going to look at the last of the core SQL statements for changing
data — the DELETE statement. We’ll also focus on some practical tips for
implementing this most dangerous SQL statement in real-world applications.” From the O’Reilly network.

From NandoTimes: DotComGuy, who changed his name legally to reflect his online life, has emerged from his Dallas town house after a year of self-confinement.

“The new Netscape 6 (NS6) browser suite should have lots of promise when it is finished.
However, the premature Netscape 6.0 release has brought lots of criticism from reviewers
and users alike.

The product that is Netscape 6.0 should have been released as its first preview release.
However, AOL’s Netscape division has released it as an end-user, shipping version of the
browser suite, This very flawed product should not have been released as the initial
shipping version.” MozillaQuest reports.

“If you made a list of all of the things the average Linux user does not like, I am sure Windows, in any
flavor, is somewhere high on that list. You could also throw Linux fonts onto that list, as well as those
temptresses at the BSD booths at nearly every computer conference…oh, wait, what am I saying?” Read more at LinuxPlanet.

ZDNET.co.uk reports: “Linux went from strength to strength during 2000. Though
the bubble burst for technology companies, many of the
world’s biggest players are still putting their faith in the
open source operating system.”

CNET tells us: “Afraid to switch to Linux because you’ve heard there isn’t enough software out there that runs on the Linux OS? Don’t fret. We’ve
picked five outstanding Linux apps, including a browser, an image editor, and a batch of office suites (one for developers, one for
regular users, and a free one for cheapskates). Read on for our best-of-breed collection.”

From PHPBuilder: “One of PHP’s greatest strengths can also be a great weakness in the wrong hands. I’m talking
about its forgiving nature. One of the reasons why PHP has become so wildly popular is because
it lets very inexperienced web developers build powerful applications without much planning,
consistency, or documentation.”

“Open Source needs no introduction. While the process may be known
to all, the ideology behind the Open Source movement might not
be. This book explores the various facets of the Open Source
movement through the eyes of some of the most prominent Open Source
advocates including Linus Torvalds, Eric Raymond, Richard Stallman and
many more.” A book review from FreeOS.com.