FreeOS Articles

Linux : Articles : Stopping the Ramen worm
Posted: ( Tue 6th Feb 2001 04:36:26[PM] UTC )
How can the Ramen worm be stopped? The same way any other worm is stopped: starve it. Administrators of all Linux and other Unix-based systems must take the time to secure all servers in their care.

Linux : Articles : The gloves are off as Redmond starts revving its hype machine to attack Linux
Posted: ( Tue 6th Feb 2001 04:26:02[PM] UTC )
"While certain parts of the community will never let a bad word about Linux go unchallenged, most folks have come to realize that while the new "recognition" by Microsoft is bound to turn up some legitimate flaws, it also establishes Linux and open source as the alternative."

Linux : Articles : On a kollision kourse; KDE 2.1
Posted: ( Tue 6th Feb 2001 08:23:01[AM] UTC )
"I don't think it is too fanciful to point out that from a user point of view, the progression from KDE 2.0 to 2.1 is at least on a par with the move from, say, Windows 95 to Windows 98 AND Office 95 to Office 2000. At the current pace of development, KDE will be able to offer a computing experience far superior to that offered by Microsoft by around the third quarter of this year."

Linux : Articles : Kernel 2.4 ascends the server
Posted: ( Tue 6th Feb 2001 08:14:14[AM] UTC )
"Many of the old limits which prevented Linux adoption in the "enterprise" market have been lifted. Performance problems highlighted by the infamous Mindcraft Benchmark have been removed. More file systems and partitions types are supported, even NFS has been moderately improved. SMB support has continued to rock with the help of the SAMBA team."

Linux : Articles : Enterprise Linux: Where's the beef?
Posted: ( Tue 6th Feb 2001 08:06:14[AM] UTC )
Oracle, Intel and IBM may be expending a lot of money and resources to lift Linux into enterprise IT shops, but any large commitments from customers remain a well-kept secret. Or they don't exist.

Linux : Articles : Microsoft executives trash Linux
Posted: ( Mon 5th Feb 2001 02:00:49[AM] UTC )
"Steve Ballmer recently revealed the not-so-surprising notion that Linux was his company's number-one threat. For any other company, this would be a sure sign that it was finally taking the Linux threat seriously. But for Microsoft, you can only tell they're worried when the trash-talking starts. And Microsoft is trash-talking Linux big time."

Linux : Articles : The Linux kernel and Linux distributions
Posted: ( Mon 5th Feb 2001 01:35:20[AM] UTC )
Whenever a new kernel comes out, there's a lag time between when it's adopted by those who don't mind compiling it themselves and by those who are waiting to get it bundled in an already-tested package from the maintainers of their distributions. The delay could be shortened by reducing the work that the distributions have to do to adopt the new kernel.

Linux : Articles : Without a ParachuteWithout a parachute: The paradox of inverse situation
Posted: ( Mon 5th Feb 2001 01:29:41[AM] UTC )
"There was Kylix, sure, but the Linux industry still suffers from blindness to the fact that the desktop is crucial to the growth of the operating system, and this requires solid, full-featured, easy-to-use desktop applications. IBM might be porting Linux apps to AIX -- but where's SmartSuite for Linux."

Linux : Articles : The other operating system
Posted: ( Mon 5th Feb 2001 12:59:38[AM] UTC )
With its open-source foundation, Linux is wide open to people everywhere for viewing, modifying, and copying. What can be gained by adding Linux to your OS lineup? What are the risks? Should your organization begin gearing up for this new world, and if so, how?

Linux : Articles : Suits and the Linux ethos
Posted: ( Mon 5th Feb 2001 12:30:31[AM] UTC )
"Last year, when you talked to the people "outside" Linux, they were attending the conference to see what this strange thing called Linux was about. This year, they mostly knew what it was about, and wanted to talk to people about getting their ideas implemented with Linux technology."

Linux : Articles : HP and Linux: Now it's true love
Posted: ( Thu 1st Feb 2001 09:12:41[PM] UTC )
This week, HP will announce a plan to unveil Linux versions of key network operations programs commonly used by large corporations to oversee multiple networks. These programs were long considered too complex and mission-critical to be run on Linux. Not anymore.

OpenBEOS : Articles : How does BeOS stack up to the competition?
Posted: ( Tue 30th Jan 2001 11:30:30[PM] UTC )
I have tested BeOS and have made a few notes about how it stacks up to other OS's. 1.BeOS is a lot faster than any Windows OS. 2.Not much support for usb converted cable internet lines. 3. extremely active development 4.Once you get use to the navigation of BeOS it is pretty EZ to do stuff after. I asume that after a year or two of active development BeOS will be very compatible and will be used as a replacement for Windows and Mac!!!

Linux : Articles : Kernel 2.4 Ascends the Desktop
Posted: ( Tue 30th Jan 2001 01:47:17[AM] UTC )
The Linux Kernel 2.4 has recently been released with little fanfare from Linus Torvalds himself, but with much excitement from everyone else. What exactly is new with 2.4, and how does it improve the experience of the average desktop user?

FreeBSD : Articles : Modifying a Port
Posted: ( Sat 27th Jan 2001 04:44:59[AM] UTC )
While the FreeBSD ports collection does a wonderful job of making thousands of software packages easy to install, it doesn't cover every possible situation. If you're unfamiliar with ports, please take a look at the earlier articles in this series; ports are one of FreeBSD's greatest contributions to open source.

Linux : Articles : Can Linux conquer the OS Tower of Babel?
Posted: ( Wed 24th Jan 2001 08:21:21[AM] UTC )
Although Linux was created in Europe and is used around the globe, it still lacks many language support and multinational capabilities. Find out about the Linux community's efforts to internationalize the OS in this in-depth report.