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Linux : Opinions : Why Run Free Software on a PDA?
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:07:01[PM] UTC )
The Zaurus is the most popular and the most impressive Linux PDA. It sells for less than Palms, and a lot of people are watching it because of its potential, which we will try to present here.

Linux : Opinions : MyDoom, Windows and Linux
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:07:01[PM] UTC )
Is Linux vulnerable to attacks? You betcha it is. But it is not now, nor will it ever be, as vulnerable to attacks as Windows, no matter how popular it gets.

Linux : Articles : Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Personal Mobile Tool
Posted: ( Sun 8th Feb 2004 01:06:52[PM] UTC )
The Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Personal Mobile Tool is the most recent release in the 5000 series. As the owner of a Zaurus SL-5500, I was pleased to see the many hardware and software improvements Sharp has made in the 5600. The Zaurus SL-5600 retails for $499.00.

Linux : Opinions : IBM's Blue Linux on the Desktop
Posted: ( Fri 30th Jan 2004 03:32:48[PM] UTC )
Although nobody has been able to smuggle out a single screenshot of the top-secret IBM Linux desktop OS often referred to as Blue Linux I have friends who have seen it. I am assured that it not only exists, but is being used by large numbers of IBMers. "They are going through a process of eating their own dog food right now," I was told.

Linux : Articles : Installing Fedora
Posted: ( Thu 22nd Jan 2004 06:17:42[AM] UTC )
Bill Ball and Hoyt Duff show how to do a basic installation of Fedora Core with a step-by-step walk through of a sample installation.

Linux : Articles : Enjoying NASA's Maestro on your Linux desktop
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 10:00:08[AM] UTC )
I decided to download Maestro, the software NASA uses to control the Mars rover Spirit, right after reading about the project on Slashdot last week. Thousands of others were doing the same thing,

Linux : Reviews : SUSE 9.0: A Distro Worth Paying For
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 10:00:04[AM] UTC )
SUSE 9 offers a superb printed manual, a great installation interface, a modern KDE system in addition to the more standard, older GNOME interface, and a new kernel build. It's easy to see why Novell thought enough of the software to buy the company.

Linux : Reviews : Mandrake Linux 10 Preview
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:53:31[AM] UTC )
Mandrake Linux 10.0-preview edition pretty much defines the shape of things to come in Linux land in 2004. With Kernel 2.6, KDE 3.2 beta and XFree86 4.4 beta, it doesn't leave much to be desired.

Linux : Opinions : Is Novell Committed to Open Source?
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:53:22[AM] UTC )
With the acquisition of SuSE and Ximian, Novell has made a serious investment in the idea that a software company can make money without exclusively owning the code it sells. Novell now leads a number of important open-source projects, but its approach to licensing the proprietary software it controls will be the true test of the company's commitment to its new path.

Linux : Articles : Enough about Linus, what's the story with the penguin?
Posted: ( Sat 20th Dec 2003 03:16:44[PM] UTC )
The Linux albatross just wouldn't sell. And the Linux platypus, well, who'd buy anything from him? Ah, but the Linux penguin, there's a bird that could really drive an industry.

Linux : Articles : Linux on the Opteron
Posted: ( Sat 20th Dec 2003 03:16:44[PM] UTC )
Having a 64 bit machine sitting around collecting dust is not my idea of a good time, so I decided (since the semester is over :) to have another go at installing again, and also to see what improvements were made in distributions since some new releases have come out. Specifically, I have installed (or tried to) the following 64bit versions: Gentoo LiveCD beta, Mandrake RC1, Suse 8.2 beta2, Suse 9.0 and Red Hat Taroon.

Linux : Howtos : Flexibility in ROM: A Stackable Open Source BIOS
Posted: ( Thu 11th Dec 2003 05:27:24[PM] UTC )
While the LinuxBIOS effort fully supports Linux, other modern operating systems, e.g. *BSD, and Windows 2000/XP, could not be directly supported because of their reliance on a few services provided by those legacy BIOSes. In this paper, we describe how we have combined elements of the LinuxBIOS, the Bochs PC emulator, and additional software to create the first open source firmware for the IBM PC capable of booting most modern operating systems.

Linux : Reviews : Six multifunction printers for Linux
Posted: ( Thu 11th Dec 2003 05:26:44[PM] UTC )
Have you been looking for an "All-in-one" (aka known as MFP, multi-function printer) for your Linux desktop? So have we, with somewhat mixed results. We found no MFPs in our price range (under $500.00) which are shipped with drivers for Linux. But we did find a number of MFPs which are usable on Linux machines, thanks to free software drivers available either with your Linux distribution or on the Internet.

Linux : Reviews : Review: StarOffice 7 -- innovation in action
Posted: ( Thu 11th Dec 2003 05:26:44[PM] UTC )
Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 7, released November 12, offers significant advantages in performance, usability, and stability over rival commercial office suites, including Microsoft Office. However, when the comparison is to OpenOffice.org version 1.1, the open source project from which StarOffice takes its code, it's harder to say where the advantage lies.

Linux : Opinions : Why Linux Is Wealthier Than Microsoft
Posted: ( Sun 7th Dec 2003 03:45:17[AM] UTC )
Linus Torvalds can muster more creativity from his far-flung rank and file than Bill Gates can from his corporate monolith.