IBM is Committed to Linux and Open Source

In 1999, IBM announced its support for the open source Linux operating system. Since that time IBM has invested considerable financial, technical, and marketing resources to foster the growth, development, and use of Linux technology, and has made significant contributions to the community on which Linux relies. IBM is consistently among the top commercial contributors of Linux code, with more than 600 IBM developers involved in over 100 open source projects and thousands of dedicated development and support personnel supporting all of IBM