Kenneth 'Ken' Hess is a full-time Windows and Linux system administrator with 20 years of experience with Mac, Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems in large multi-data center environments.
Billed as the $35 computer, the Raspberry Pi, has taken the DIY world by storm. It's a cool project system but it's no $35 computer.
It's funny to look back on my personal history with Linux and remember how subversive and alternative it once was. These days, it's just another operating system. That original subversive spark is gone.
While Linux might not enjoy a huge desktop market at present, there are some of you who think that's about to change. Especially the gamerz among you.
There's a fifth spot available on the Open Virtual Alliance's governing members board. Who'll take it is anyone's guess but Microsoft and Apple are potential contenders.
What do you get when you combine something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue? You get IBM and Red Hat: A new private cloud market contender.