Mandriva, which was previously known as Mandrake, is one of the oldest commercial Linux vendors.

Third-party Linux vendors are already augmenting the new interface and tailoring it to conform with their distributions.

The Poulsbo drivers are a complete disaster and are almost impossible for Linux vendors to support.

Maintaining a healthy relationship with an independent community poses a lot of serious challenges for a Linux vendor and requires a considerable investment.

The SCO Group is currently involved in a dispute with various Linux vendors and users.

In 2009, major Linux vendors asked their customers to install a kernel update more than once per month.

Several mobile Linux vendors tout the openness of their platforms, but none of them are really fully open.

Many Brazilian stores have an independent Linux vendor on site from whom a user can choose the hardware configuration and distro.

Red Hat's skepticism isn't surprising, since Microsoft has previously refused to work on interoperability with Linux vendors that don't enter into dubious intellectual property agreements.

Linux is becoming increasingly popular, with 12 percent of the market, including only those copies distributed by commercial Linux vendors.