CyberKnights

Modern tools.
Traditional dedication.

Special Groups and Items

Customers

CyberKnights have many satisfied customers, here are some summaries and website links for a few of them.

Schools

Linux™ is of special interest to schools. Here is a discussion of how schools in particular benefit from using Linux and Open Source

Threats

CyberKnights’ business is occasionally threatened by larger outside forces. These include:

The SCO Group (TSG), who have launched a legal campaign amounting to barratry to try to extort money from Linux™ users (so far only customers of their predecessors-in-interest, The Santa Crus Operation and Caldera) by falsely claiming copyright and patent interest in Linux™ code, and using the courts as a bludgeon against Linux™ user;
Others who will be documented as resources permit

“A disgruntled ex-employee who was in charge of making sure we were Microsoft compliant turned us in to the Business Software Alliance,” [Ernie] Ball says. [...] “We were raided by armed Federal Marshals and completely shut down for a day. Then you have to swear you won't touch any data other than what is minimally necessary to run your business,” he says. “I don’t believe you should treat a customer that way.” [...] The company ended up paying a [USD]$90,000 settlement.

Ball [...] decided at that moment his company would become “Microsoft free.” According to Ball, “Everyone said we couldn’t do it. It took us about one year” [to convert to] a Linux-based network and UNIX mainframe.

“I haven’t had to buy XP, and I haven’t had to buy new computers.”

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