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Linux : Articles : The Wrong Choice: Sometimes it's Linux, consultant says
Posted: ( Mon 2nd Jun 2003 09:10:38[AM] UTC )
An IT consultant says Linux was the wrong choice for one of his clients -- one who ended up getting done in by a remote programmer with too big a fingerprint on a custom application.

Linux : Articles : Ten reasons to turn to open source support services
Posted: ( Mon 2nd Jun 2003 09:09:03[AM] UTC )
Free software support is usually an e-mail or a mailing list away for the open-source community. Linux users don\'t need to play phone tag with help desks, just tap into the bevy of resources available online. Usually, users said, an answer is no more than a day away.

Linux : Articles : A new distro in town: Gentoo emerges victorious
Posted: ( Mon 2nd Jun 2003 07:57:54[AM] UTC )
The 'meta-distro' Gentoo makes it possible to compile and configure everything on your system exac tly the way you like, providing you with more structure and tools to ease the process and automate updates. Do I still like Debian? I absolutely love it. But until further notice, Gentoo is now my f lavor of Linux.

Linux : Articles : Grandma Runs Linux... Has it Been a Year Already?
Posted: ( Fri 16th May 2003 05:10:50[AM] UTC )
A year ago this Mother's Day weekend, I converted my mom, a 67 year old mother of 3, and grandmother of 4, to Linux. With regards to computers, she barely knew a right-click from a left-click, and didn't deal well with navigating menus, or changing settings of any kind.A year ago this Mother's Day weekend, I converted my mom, a 67 year old mother of 3, and grandmother of 4, to Linux. With regards to computers, she barely knew a right-click from a left-click, and didn't deal well with navigating menus, or changing settings of any kind.

Linux : Articles : Linux/OSS support, part 4: Step-by-step guide to getting it
Posted: ( Fri 16th May 2003 05:10:12[AM] UTC )
An IT manager describes his step-by-step process for finding free Linux or open-source software support.

Linux : Articles : Microsoft's double standard on third-world piracy
Posted: ( Fri 16th May 2003 05:08:43[AM] UTC )
outhEast Asia - I would like to talk about Microsoft's double standard regarding software piracy. I work for a software development company. We are currently working on different projects for a big telecommunications company under Microsoft's Consulting Services division. But let me tell you... at this very moment, if the BSA comes crashing into our development location, all our equipment will be confiscated, and we will be fined for our use of pirated Microsoft products (Windows 2000 AS, Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server 2000, BizTalk 2000, etc.).

FreeOS : Articles : Which OS Are You?
Posted: ( Tue 15th Apr 2003 10:13:25[AM] UTC )
Take this quiz to find out which OS most matches your personality.

Linux : Articles : Dos & don\'ts: Smoothing out patch-management woes
Posted: ( Tue 15th Apr 2003 09:59:08[AM] UTC )
Gibraltar Software CTO Mark Allen shares some advice on developing a strategy for patching critical systems and applications.

Linux : Articles : Linux vs. Windows TCO: Complex issues, no easy answers
Posted: ( Tue 15th Apr 2003 09:58:03[AM] UTC )
In this article, industry experts comment on a recent IDC white paper which stated that the five-year total cost of ownership of Linux was higher than that of Windows 2000. According to some, the TCO issue is less important to most enterprises than the issue of return on investment -- and Linux versus Unix may be a more compelling contest than Linux versus Windows.

Linux : Articles : Windows-to-Linux on the desktop has its drawbacks
Posted: ( Tue 4th Mar 2003 12:33:18[PM] UTC )
Sure there are cost and maintenance savings in opting for Linux on the desktop over Windows, but administrators still have to contend with some setbacks. Application availability, or compatibility, is an issue as is training and potential downtime that accompanies a migration.

FreeOS : Articles : JBoss founder: Time is now for open-source application servers
Posted: ( Tue 4th Mar 2003 12:33:18[PM] UTC )
Open-source application servers as an alternative to WebSphere and WebLogic, for example, are gaining momentum. Aside from cost savings, porting applications from one server to another is virtually effortless, according to JBoss Group LLC founder Marc Fleury.

Linux : Articles : Linux on the desktop ...
Posted: ( Tue 4th Mar 2003 12:33:18[PM] UTC )
In this guest column at DesktopLinux.com, former SCO evangelist and Samba.org team leader John H. Terpstra weighs in on market perceptions about Linux and its suitability for the desktop.

main : Articles : An article about Jabber
Posted: ( Thu 23rd Jan 2003 06:43:12[AM] UTC )
The author of centericq, a popular instant messaging solution for *NIX, wrote an article about his first experience with Jabber as a developer.

NetBSD : Articles : Getting into NetBSD - How to Help
Posted: ( Sat 4th Jan 2003 07:21:36[AM] UTC )
This article discusses the different groups within the NetBSD Project and the variety of ways virtually any user can help the project.

Linux : Articles : Linux in the Enterprise Closer Than You Think
Posted: ( Tue 31st Dec 2002 09:41:58[AM] UTC )
I have watched with some bemusement the overall trend of the articles that are coming out on Linux in the enterprise, and not just the ones from ELF. What Linux needs, these articles intone, is more applications to be successful. If only there were more applications for Linux, pundits and corporate IT people have said, then it could not help but be more successful.