Linux Articles

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.

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?

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.

Linux : Articles : Virus patches aren't being applied
Posted: ( Wed 24th Jan 2001 08:07:39[AM] UTC )
What good is a Band-Aid if you don't use it? Although software makers routinely release "fixes" designed to plug secutiry holes, the antidotes are often ignored.

Linux : Articles : Partisans offer varied views of Linux's future
Posted: ( Wed 24th Jan 2001 07:51:05[AM] UTC )
Given its dramatic momentum, Linux seems all but certain to play a role in corporate life. Despite its high profile, however, Linux remains a minority OS, and it's still not clear just what will have to happen before Linux becomes a corporate mainstay.

Linux : Articles : Alternative business tools
Posted: ( Wed 24th Jan 2001 07:45:59[AM] UTC )
Overall, if you know what you're doing, installing an office full of Linux-operated computers running Nautilus and StarOffice is extremely economical and not all that difficult to do. Figure on allowing three hours per workstation to get them up and running.