A couple of interesting stories here. First of all, it takes about 4 minutes for an unpatched Windows machine connected to the Internet without a firewall to be compromised. The typical Linux machine takes more like 3 months, according to this VNU Net story: Linux fights off hackers.
A Linux Journal article by Tom Adelstein argues that studies that show 6% of desktops to be run on Linux in the next three years doesn’t take into account all the viruses, worms, and vulnerabilities of Windows. He predicts more like 25% market penetration in this space. Linux in Government: Planning for Open-Source Application Deployments
Tony Mobily writes, “The first issue of Free Software Magazine is out! Free Software Magazine is
a new magazine entirely dedicated to free software. It contains quality
articles relating to both technical and non-technical issues; all
published articles are released under a free license after their
publication. The magazine obviously needs subscribers - the more the
better. Have a look at it: if you feel like supporting an exciting
project, please subscribe!”
We have an article about password management in the premiere issue…
LinuxPlanet has a review of open source and Linux accounting software. Unfortunately, they omitted what I consider to be the best for most small businesses, the fantastic SQL Ledger program. Review: Small Business Accounting Software For Linux - Replacing Quicken/QuickBooks.