Most segments of the technology market are hurting due to the recession, but one -- open source More about open source systems -- appears to be thriving despite the economic turmoil.

Open source vendors such as Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) More about Red Hat, SugarCRM More about SugarCRM and Vyatta say the recession has compelled organizations and corporations large and small to take a closer look at Linux-based software and hardware in an effort to reduce costs.

A Soekris 4801 Singe Board Computer makes a perfect firewall / router. But as all my systems run some kind of RedHat based linux versions, I preferred to get RedHat running on the soekris box too, instead of a special linux or *BSD version. In the following I will explain the steps I took to get my system installed.

"The decision to move to Red Hat Linux and VMWare technology on HP hardware was taken in May last year when the company chose to implement a new ecommerce suite from ATG. Speaking to ZDNet.com.au sister site silicon.com, figleaves.com chief of technology Peter Pedersen said the retailer had outgrown the old system."