Linux looms large

Linux programmers and users celebrate new muscle in the form of software and tool updates, but Bill Gates still wants to spoil the party.

Compaq adds stability to Linux armor
Trying to bolster its reputation in the fast-changing Linux world, the computer maker will release software designed to make Linux computers better able to withstand crashes.
June 19 
Famed open-source compiler upgraded
Programmers release version 3.0 of GCC, a software project not as well-known as open-source projects such as Linux but one that's key to all of them.
June 19 
Gates wades into open-source debate
The Microsoft chairman tells CNET News.com that open-source software distribution has problems.
June 19 
Red Hat to play in Oracle's arena
The Linux seller will announce new database software next week, hoping to whittle away at Oracle the same way it has with Microsoft.
June 19 
Red Hat meets estimates
The top seller of the Linux operating system becomes profitable by some measurements while meeting analyst expectations for the most recent quarter.
June 19