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Red Hat, Corel ride Linux wave

Red Hat Software announces more deals with big firms while Corel ups its Linux profile. But some wonder if the Red Hat focus will hurt the open source movement.

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Red Hat Software announces more deals with big firms while Corel ups its Linux profile. But some wonder if the Red Hat focus will hurt the open source movement.

Will Red Hat's success spark backlash?
Growing investments in Red Hat and others may be a rising tide lifting all Linux boats, but Red Hat is getting many of the big deals and that might irk some in the open source movement.

Corel gets help moving software to Linux
Cygnus Solutions pulls in another win by hitching itself to the rising Linux star, inking a deal to help Corel move its software to the rival operating system.

Tech giants say "hats off" to Red Hat
Red Hat Software, which sells Linux operating systems, receives investments from IBM, Oracle, and Compaq.

Microsoft's waffling on Linux
The software giant dismisses it as ill-adapted to the marketplace, but also holds it up as a competitor while fighting off monopoly accusations.