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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 : Articles : Towards Linux 2.6
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:55:23[PM] UTC )
The impending release of a new stable kernel promises greater adoption for Linux, as it becomes more reliable and scalable over a larger variety of processors. Here we'll highlight some of the changes, both big and small, with some code samples.

Linux : Articles : Linux 2.6: A Breakthrough for Embedded Systems
Posted: ( Sat 13th Sep 2003 11:55:02[AM] UTC )
Linux 2.6 introduces many new features that make it an excellent operating system for embedded computing. Among these new features are enhanced real-time performance, easier porting to new computers, support for large memory models, support for microcontrollers, and an improved I/O system.

Linux : Articles : Rockin' on without Microsoft
Posted: ( Mon 1st Sep 2003 08:00:24[AM] UTC )
Since jettisoning all of Microsoft products three years ago, Ernie Ball has also gained notoriety as a company that dumped most of its proprietary software--and still lived to tell the tale.

Linux : Articles : HowTo Upgrade To The 2.6 Kernel
Posted: ( Mon 1st Sep 2003 08:00:24[AM] UTC )
The purpose of this document is to provide some helpful tips to readers that currently compile their own 2.4 kernels, but haven't yet made the leap to 2.6.

Linux : Articles : Opie puts Linux in your hand
Posted: ( Sat 9th Aug 2003 09:42:58[AM] UTC )
The Opie project has reached its 1.0 milestone, offering a standardized Linux-based platform for a variety of handheld devices.

Linux : Articles : Linux nears Windows XP usability
Posted: ( Tue 5th Aug 2003 06:38:17[AM] UTC )
Linux, once viewed as an operating system that only computer geeks could appreciate, is today a much more user-friendly software that companies, public administrations and consumers can master almost as easily as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP.

Linux : Articles : Waiting for the Year of the Linux Desktop
Posted: ( Tue 5th Aug 2003 06:38:17[AM] UTC )
Can Linux cut it on the desktop? That was the question Linux Magazine asked its readers three years ago, promoting an interview with Corel Software CEO Michael Cowpland. At the time, Corel wasn't alone in making a play for the desktop PC. Other companies, for example Eazel and games maker Loki Software, built their businesses around what they saw as a promising Linux desktop market. But all of them were wrong.

Linux : Articles : Scribus excels at DTP
Posted: ( Mon 4th Aug 2003 11:36:47[AM] UTC )
Scribus, a new desktop publishing and layout program for Linux, is the most impressive new free software application I've ever seen. Period. No contest.

Linux : Articles : Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich Victory could be a huge step in climb by up-and-comer
Posted: ( Sun 27th Jul 2003 10:34:43[AM] UTC )
On the brink of losing a pivotal account to an ascending rival, Microsoft last March dispatched CEO Steve Ballmer to the rescue. The German city of Munich was balking at a $36.6 million proposal from Microsoft to upgrade 14,000 desktop PCs to the latest versions of Windows and Office. Instead, Munich -- Germany's third-largest city and a technology hub for Central Europe -- was leaning toward a switch to Linux, the upstart computer operating system whose open-source code is continually improved by volunteer programmers worldwide.

Linux : Articles : Running Linux with Office XP: Is it ready for business?
Posted: ( Thu 3rd Jul 2003 01:09:59[PM] UTC )
Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. That all just changed

Linux : Articles : Sinbad Hears Linux's Siren Song
Posted: ( Thu 3rd Jul 2003 09:56:16[AM] UTC )
A thousand years ago, people were telling the story of Sinbad the Sailor and his seven amazing voyages. Now the swashbuckling sailor has been given new life with Linux.

Linux : Articles : VMWare Workstation 4.0 Review
Posted: ( Wed 25th Jun 2003 10:59:50[AM] UTC )
If you have a mixed network like I do sometimes you have to compromise. At my job we run Windows, Linux and a sole Mac (Graphics dept.) and lets face it, when you do consulting work and if you design and develop custom applications you have to be able to develop for your clients platform and as much as I hate it, it's a Windows world. Before I used to have 2 workstations, one Windows and one Linux, or I had to dual boot. In the past, virtual machines have been lacking. Either they were too slow or lacking a certain pizazz to get the job done. Enter VMWare Workstation 4.

FreeOS : Articles : GNOME 2: A Year Later
Posted: ( Mon 9th Jun 2003 08:30:59[AM] UTC )
One year ago I wrote a review of Gnome 2. Some people thought I was harsh, others thought I was fair, point is, I always write what I think and surely Gnome 2.0 didn't have the polish or stability of a .0 release. But one year has passed. Gnome 2.2.1 is out, and I must say one thing: I am starting to get impressed by the effort and the clean interface Gnome 2 is now offering.