This ZDNet special report features stories and news from the LinuxWorld Conference in San Francisco. Stories discuss Sun's new server product and Linux strategy, IBM's partnership with VA Software, Red Hat's targeting AMD's Hammer family of processors with a server product, proposed legislation to foster open source adoption, and more!

• target=”new”>Sun takes the Linux challenge — Sun Linux 5.0, the operating system that will ship with the LX50 Linux servers, will be free. But don't expect support unless you buy the hardware, too. More on Sun: Sun gambles on new Linux computer / Sun: Friend or foe of Linux?
• IBM-VA Software: Open source collision — VA Software and Big Blue are set to announce a software deal, in a move that spotlights complexities of open-source and proprietary programming philosophies.
• Red Hat strikes up with Hammer — The software maker will bring out a version of its server software for the Hammer processor family from AMD, as momentum for the chip builds.
• Linux flexes its muscles — The growing influence of Linux and the open-source movement will be on display as several large companies announce products and plans at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.
• Linux slips but won't fall — Linux sales lost some ground to Windows last year, but are expected to climb in coming years as distributors create new revenue streams.
• Big names bang Linux drum — IBM and Hewlett-Packard have begun making the case that the comparatively young operating system is worthy of real-world use.
• Should government mandate open source? — Open-source advocates will unfurl a legislative proposal next week to prohibit the state of California from buying software from companies that don't open their source code.
• Linuxcare starts over — with software — Linuxcare, a company that failed spectacularly at selling services for the Linux operating system, is back with a new strategy: selling software.

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