NEWS.COM reports on an update to HP's OS strategy:

   Computing giant Hewlett-Packard on Monday will designate Linux as one of
   its three "strategic operating systems" and will add new products and
   services to support it.

   The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said the move reflects growing demand
   for the Linux system and should help its customers use Linux with more
   confidence and in a broader range of applications.

   "This was really driven by consumer need," said Jim Bell, general manager
   of open-source and Linux operations at HP. "Linux is a tsunami that is
   overrunning the marketplace. It has spread like wildfire, and we
   anticipate this is going to accelerate."

   Linux joins HP's own Unix operating system and Microsoft's Windows 2000
   as the company's third strategic operating system.

That's the full article (if not the full story), from

   http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2495414.html

--Glenn