This article is a pretty good read on the history on IBM's relationship to Linux and Open Source. http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/09/12/chapter_7_part_one/index1.html ------------------------------------------- Lucas Vogel, Software Developer Technology Development Practice Exponent Inc. lvogel@exponent.com phone: (623)587-6739 fax: (623)587-4187 ------------www.exponent.com---------------