For general information about Linux on Laptops this Texan site is a good resource. S.E 6.0 Linux Informix, one of the major database suppliers, was an early adopter of Linux. The porting effort was strongly supported, some would say driven by, the user group. The latest version of Informix Foundation.2000 is available now on Linux, this provides object extensions and the ' datablades ' with the traditional fast transaction processing engine. You can get information straight from Informix plus some very useful configuration information at the International Informix Users Group Linux pages.
Performance is very good even with cooked files rather than raw disks.
Also check out the Linux distributors own sites. You may even be eligable for a refund on the cost of Windows, even if it was pre-installed. The list goes on. It's hard to know just how many people are using Linux, the Linux Counter tries to do just that. 1995-2000 PearlData Systems Ltd. All rights reserved.