"Despite past concerns about Linux scalability and its suitability for enterprise applications, the data shows that the market continues to invest strongly in Linux servers, Linux servers are playing increasingly important roles in IT customers' computing infrastructure. They are taking on enterprise workloads, now that more ISV applications are available for both technical and commercial workloads on the Linux server platform." - Jean S Bozman, research vice president, Global Enterprise Server Solutions, International Data Corp.

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=pr2004_05_25_194643

"The weather scares us a bit, but on the other hand we know a lot of people up there, and they all seem happy. And it's bound to be less crazy than Silicon Valley." - Linus Torvalds, on moving from Silicon Valley to Portland, Oregon

http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39121320,00.htm

"The GPL has this sucking effect of grabbing your IP [intellectual property], sucking it in and destroying your property rights." - Darl McBride, SCO

"Having a hole in your head has this sucking effect...The GPL doesn't 'grab' any IP at all. The only thing that is desperately trying to grab other people's IP is Darl McBride and company." - Linux Torvalds

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5182427/

"In addition to the IT-based benefits from migrating to Linux, we attain a business model that doesn't tie us to a single vendor's solution architecture. By migrating to Linux, the City of Bergen has a business model that is open and democratic and, we believe, that will ensure a greater degree of freedom of choice, more efficient operation and major cost savings that will benefit the citizens." Janicke Runshaug Foss, CIO of the City of Bergen, Norway.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39157677,00.htm