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NEW YORK (AP) - Linux, the open-source operating system with an =
outsider mystique, is now proliferating on powerful government computer =
systems in the United States and abroad with technology giants =
increasingly providing support.=20
At a Tokyo trade show on Friday, IBM Corp. was announcing the sale =
of more than 75 Linux-based computer systems to U.S. agencies including =
the Air Force, the Defense, Agriculture and Energy departments and the =
Federal Aviation Administration.=20
Overseas, Linux systems help keep order in Germany's parliament as =
well as China's post office, France's culture, defense and education =
ministries and other federal agencies in Europe and Asia.=20
"It's an interesting trend and we're seeing a lot of organizations =
who are very interested in open source software in general and Linux in =
particular," said Dan Kusnetzky of the technology research firm IDC.=20
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Unlike most commercial software, the underlying code in open =
source software is free and benefits from continual scrutiny and =
improvements made by a community of programmers.=20
Proponents say that makes Linux more stable and secure than, say, =
Microsoft products - a claim Microsoft and others dispute.=20
Hewlett-Packard Co. recently sold its second Linux system to the =
U.S. Department of Energy - a $24.5 million computer fingered as the =
world's most powerful Linux configuration. The Energy Department will =
use the machine for biological and environmental research.=20
And Red Hat Inc., which sells a popular version of Linux software =
and tools, says the European Commission is running its software, along =
with federal ministries in France and Germany.=20
Now that adoption of Linux is being pushed by the likes of IBM and =
HP, the once-renegade operating system has gained a gleam of =
respectability, said James Lewis, a technology analyst at the Center for =
Strategic and International Studies who helped formulate Clinton =
administration encryption policy.=20
Until recently, Linux filtered into U.S. government computers =
through system administrators who simply installed it because it is =
cheap. But increasingly, experts say, agencies are willing to pay for =
high-performance hardware tailored to Linux.=20
Linux has made little headway in the desktop operating system =
market dominated by Microsoft because of incompatibilities with popular =
Microsoft applications that people use every day.=20
However, Linux is now the world's No. 2 server operating system, =
with about 27 percent of the market behind Microsoft's various Windows =
systems, which run more than 40 percent of servers and most desktop =
computers, according to the technology research firm IDC.=20
It is most appropriate for certain math-intensive supercomputing =
applications as well as Internet servers and closed networks that tie =
together many branch locations such as those of a bank, Kusnetzky said.=20
The software appears to be winning friends among military and =
intelligence agencies.=20
A study completed for the Pentagon by the Mitre Corp. last week =
identified 249 U.S. government uses of open-source computer systems and =
tools, with Linux running on several Air Force computers, along with =
systems run by the Marine Corps, the Naval Research Laboratory and =
others.=20
The report recommended further use of open-source computing =
systems, on the grounds that they were less vulnerable to cyberattacks =
and far cheaper.=20
Microsoft has lobbied the Pentagon against certain versions of =
open source software, claiming that government research into open source =
software is subsidizing its competitors.=20
"We have had discussions voicing our concerns," said Microsoft =
spokesman Jon Murchinson.=20
At the U.S. Air Force SEEK EAGLE office at Eglin Air Force Base in =
Florida - the office charged with certifying that bombs and missiles can =
be safely carried and released by U.S. aircraft - researchers are using =
a high-performance IBM Linux system to model weapons' trajectories.=20
The Air Force unit bought a 64-processor IBM Linux computing =
cluster, along with three years of tech support, for $130,000 - far less =
than the $750,000 Silicon Graphics system it replaced, said Steven =
Standley, an aerospace engineer working on the project.=20
IBM said military and intelligence agencies in the United States, =
Canada, Germany, France, England, Spain, China and Singapore have =
purchased its Linux systems.=20
And the U.S. National Security Agency offers its own =
Security-Enhanced Linux software for free download from its Web site.=20
With so many software developers tinkering with Linux's open code, =
new versions of the software show continual improvements, said Steve =
Solazzo, IBM's general manager for Linux.=20
"Linux is maturing very quickly, adding feature and function =
incredibly fast," Solazzo said.=20
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<P>NEW YORK (AP) - Linux, the open-source operating system with an =
outsider mystique, is now proliferating on powerful government =
computer=20
systems in the United States and abroad with technology giants=20
increasingly providing support.=20
<P>At a Tokyo trade show on Friday, IBM Corp. was announcing the =
sale of=20
more than 75 Linux-based computer systems to U.S. agencies =
including the=20
Air Force, the Defense, Agriculture and Energy departments and the =
Federal=20
Aviation Administration.=20
<P>Overseas, Linux systems help keep order in Germany's parliament =
as well=20
as China's post office, France's culture, defense and education =
ministries=20
and other federal agencies in Europe and Asia.=20
<P>"It's an interesting trend and we're seeing a lot of =
organizations who=20
are very interested in open source software in general and Linux =
in=20
particular," said Dan Kusnetzky of the technology research firm =
IDC.=20
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Unlike most commercial software, the =
underlying=20
code in open source software is free and benefits from continual =
scrutiny=20
and improvements made by a community of programmers.=20
<P>Proponents say that makes Linux more stable and secure than, =
say,=20
Microsoft products - a claim Microsoft and others dispute.=20
<P>Hewlett-Packard Co. recently sold its second Linux system to =
the U.S.=20
Department of Energy - a $24.5 million computer fingered as the =
world's=20
most powerful Linux configuration. The Energy Department will use =
the=20
machine for biological and environmental research.=20
<P>And Red Hat Inc., which sells a popular version of Linux =
software and=20
tools, says the European Commission is running its software, along =
with=20
federal ministries in France and Germany.=20
<P>Now that adoption of Linux is being pushed by the likes of IBM =
and HP,=20
the once-renegade operating system has gained a gleam of =
respectability,=20
said James Lewis, a technology analyst at the Center for Strategic =
and=20
International Studies who helped formulate Clinton administration=20
encryption policy.=20
<P>Until recently, Linux filtered into U.S. government computers =
through=20
system administrators who simply installed it because it is cheap. =
But=20
increasingly, experts say, agencies are willing to pay for=20
high-performance hardware tailored to Linux.=20
<P>Linux has made little headway in the desktop operating system =
market=20
dominated by Microsoft because of incompatibilities with popular =
Microsoft=20
applications that people use every day.=20
<P>However, Linux is now the world's No. 2 server operating =
system, with=20
about 27 percent of the market behind Microsoft's various Windows =
systems,=20
which run more than 40 percent of servers and most desktop =
computers,=20
according to the technology research firm IDC.=20
<P>It is most appropriate for certain math-intensive =
supercomputing=20
applications as well as Internet servers and closed networks that =
tie=20
together many branch locations such as those of a bank, Kusnetzky =
said.=20
<P>The software appears to be winning friends among military and=20
intelligence agencies.=20
<P>A study completed for the Pentagon by the Mitre Corp. last week =
identified 249 U.S. government uses of open-source computer =
systems and=20
tools, with Linux running on several Air Force computers, along =
with=20
systems run by the Marine Corps, the Naval Research Laboratory and =
others.=20
<P>The report recommended further use of open-source computing =
systems, on=20
the grounds that they were less vulnerable to cyberattacks and far =
cheaper.=20
<P>Microsoft has lobbied the Pentagon against certain versions of =
open=20
source software, claiming that government research into open =
source=20
software is subsidizing its competitors.=20
<P>"We have had discussions voicing our concerns," said Microsoft=20
spokesman Jon Murchinson.=20
<P>At the U.S. Air Force SEEK EAGLE office at Eglin Air Force Base =
in=20
Florida - the office charged with certifying that bombs and =
missiles can=20
be safely carried and released by U.S. aircraft - researchers are =
using a=20
high-performance IBM Linux system to model weapons' trajectories.=20
<P>The Air Force unit bought a 64-processor IBM Linux computing =
cluster,=20
along with three years of tech support, for $130,000 - far less =
than the=20
$750,000 Silicon Graphics system it replaced, said Steven =
Standley, an=20
aerospace engineer working on the project.=20
<P>IBM said military and intelligence agencies in the United =
States,=20
Canada, Germany, France, England, Spain, China and Singapore have=20
purchased its Linux systems.=20
<P>And the U.S. National Security Agency offers its own =
Security-Enhanced=20
Linux software for free download from its Web site.=20
<P>With so many software developers tinkering with Linux's open =
code, new=20
versions of the software show continual improvements, said Steve =
Solazzo,=20
IBM's general manager for Linux.=20
<P>"Linux is maturing very quickly, adding feature and function =
incredibly=20
fast," Solazzo said.=20
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