R0045/2026-03-29/Q006
Query: Search for a Doc Searls article in Linux Journal (approximately 2004) that quoted W. Phillip Moore from Morgan Stanley challenging panelists from Sun and Microsoft about the future of Linux in the enterprise. Look for the specific article, any follow-up coverage, and any discussion it generated. Also search for "Phillip Moore" and "Morgan Stanley" in Linux Journal archives.
BLUF: The article has been identified: Doc Searls' "Linux for Suits" column titled "We're Going to Be a 90% Linux Shop," published in the November 2004 issue of Linux Journal (article #7730, also indexed as ACM 10.5555/1029015.1029027). The article quotes Phil Moore, Executive Director in Morgan Stanley's UNIX Engineering team, speaking at the OSCON 2004 "Commercial OSS Business" session. Moore predicted Morgan Stanley would be "a 90% Linux shop" by 2006-2007. Notably, Moore was a speaker at the session rather than an audience challenger to a hostile panel. He also expressed concern about speaking publicly due to SCO litigation. No specific follow-up articles were found, but Doc Searls won the Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award for Best Communicator in 2005, partly for work including this column.
Answer: H1 (Article found and identified) · Confidence: High
Summary
| Entity |
Description |
| Query Definition |
Question as received, clarified, ambiguities, sub-questions |
| Assessment |
Full analytical product |
| ACH Matrix |
Evidence × hypotheses diagnosticity analysis |
| Self-Audit |
ROBIS-adapted 4-domain process audit |
Hypotheses
| ID |
Statement |
Status |
| H1 |
The article exists and can be identified |
Supported |
| H2 |
The article does not exist or cannot be found |
Eliminated |
| H3 |
The article exists but the details differ from the query's description |
Supported |
Article Identification
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
"We're Going to Be a 90% Linux Shop" |
| Column |
Linux for Suits |
| Author |
Doc Searls |
| Publication |
Linux Journal |
| Date |
November 1, 2004 |
| Article ID |
#7730 |
| URL (Linux Journal) |
https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7730 |
| URL (ACM) |
https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.5555/1029015.1029027 |
| Subject |
Phil Moore, Executive Director, UNIX Engineering, Morgan Stanley |
| Context |
OSCON 2004, "Commercial OSS Business" session |
Key Discrepancies from Query
| Query states |
Evidence shows |
| Moore challenged panelists from Sun and Microsoft |
Moore was a speaker at the session, not an audience challenger |
| Panelists argued Linux couldn't succeed |
Not documented in the article; the session was about commercial OSS business |
| "W. Phillip Moore" |
Article uses "Phil Moore" |
Searches
| ID |
Target |
Type |
Outcome |
| S01 |
Doc Searls "Phillip Moore" "Morgan Stanley" |
WebSearch |
1 selected, 9 rejected |
| S02 |
Linux Journal article 7730 |
WebSearch |
1 selected, 9 rejected |
Sources
| Source |
Description |
Reliability |
Relevance |
Evidence |
| SRC01 |
Linux Journal article #7730 |
High |
High |
2 extracts |
Revisit Triggers
- Access to the complete text of the article (only summaries available via web)
- Location of OSCON 2004 session recordings or full conference proceedings
- Search of Doc Searls' personal blog archives for additional coverage