Linux Opinions

Linux : Opinions : RIAA: Gnutella not yet a threat
Posted: ( Mon 2nd Apr 2001 01:27:57[AM] UTC )
According to Frank Creighton, the Recording Industry Association of America's chief anti-piracy officer, the community of file swappers that doesn't trade through a central server just isn't enough of a problem to warrant the efforts leveled at independent OpenNap and other Napster clones. He said his organization is watching the protean network but isn't yet bothering to crack down on members.

Linux : Opinions : Proving Open Source still matters
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 10:43:03[PM] UTC )
There is a need for a comprehensive, credible, longitudinal study of the real cost of running a business with open-source versus closed-source proprietary software. The study, though funded by the open-source community, must be conducted by a third-party research firm. The open-source community must commit to publishing in full, the analysts’ findings.

Linux : Opinions : The Windows to Linux conversion
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 10:03:51[PM] UTC )
"There's only one compelling reason to switch from the Windows desktop--the importance of your data. A company's data is indispensable to their ongoing operations. Severe data loss is usually followed by bankruptcy. Those giving up liberty for safety eventually find themselves the most unsafe of all."

Linux : Opinions : Bob Young and tete-a-tete with the monopoly
Posted: ( Thu 29th Mar 2001 12:13:11[AM] UTC )
A fierce debate, between Bob Young (founder and chairman of Red Hat) and Jim Allmouth (senior vice president of PHMs at a large monopoly software firm), over whether open source software really is un-American.

Linux : Opinions : A world without Microsoft
Posted: ( Wed 28th Mar 2001 10:40:26[PM] UTC )
The community that has developed has had a substantial impact on the industry, and has also created a ground-breaking alternative professional environment where the work itself is more important than profits or pay cheques. Developers face a stark choice between the fat salaries major companies offer and working for little but their ideals, yet many still opt for the latter.

Linux : Opinions : Little-iron chef
Posted: ( Wed 28th Mar 2001 07:50:04[PM] UTC )
According to Dennis Powell, sometimes yesterday's software is best for yesterday's hardware. Here he explains why he is of the opinion that Linux distributions can no longer claim to run on minimal hardware.

Linux : Opinions : Survey results from SuSE: Users believe Linux is more stable, 23% will consider switch
Posted: ( Wed 28th Mar 2001 07:05:04[PM] UTC )
The results indicate that stability is a primary motivator among existing Linux users, with 46% citing stability of Linux as an "outstanding asset," as compared to 13% of Microsoft Windows users claiming the same about their OS of choice. Also on the whole, surveyed Windows users associated "stability" more often with Linux than they did Windows.

Linux : Opinions : SuSE 7.1 Professional still in minor leagues
Posted: ( Tue 27th Mar 2001 07:26:08[PM] UTC )
The tools and documentation for serious server work are missing. In six manuals and nearly 1,000 pages of documentation, there is virtually no information on Apache, Sendmail and Samba. As a desktop operating system, this product would be a good fit only for Microsoft haters and cash-strapped companies installing systems for the first time.

Linux : Opinions : Bad economy's good for open source
Posted: ( Tue 27th Mar 2001 06:24:17[PM] UTC )
Open source is much more than Linux. The melding of the open-source development model and a capitalist economy will bring the most exciting changes to computing that we've ever witnessed. The first change we'll see is investment in open-source technology that's based on solutions and not an operating system.

Linux : Opinions : Test-driving an embedded Linux distribution: Lineo Embedix
Posted: ( Wed 21st Mar 2001 10:12:42[PM] UTC )
"Please don't stop reading if you are not interested in Linux—this column is written just for you. The best way to bring the magic of computers back is to learn to use Linux. I'll show you a fool-proof way to learn Linux on the cheap."

Linux : Opinions : Is it time for armageddon?
Posted: ( Wed 21st Mar 2001 08:05:27[PM] UTC )
"I could follow the hype and chant about how Linux will save the world, or suggest that Bill Gates is the devil. Unfortunately, hype cannot run businesses. Linux is certainly not bad; it's simply a fledgling technology looking much like a five-pound baby gorilla."

Linux : Opinions : IBM's bet on Linux won't carry the day
Posted: ( Wed 21st Mar 2001 06:48:55[PM] UTC )
When asked what he thought of IBM's huge investment in Linux, Ballmer said, "It will have an impact, but Linux is a toy." By IBM supporting Linux well then it is not a toy. But does that mean IBM and Linux will carry the day? No way.

Linux : Opinions : The penguin wears armor
Posted: ( Tue 20th Mar 2001 11:32:00[PM] UTC )
With the range of Linux applications available, Linux is becoming increasingly popular for use in e-com front-ends running DNS servers, mail servers, proxy servers, caching servers and even server appliances like Cobalt's RaQ and Qube servers. As Linux benefits most enterprises, it will not fade away, much to Microsoft's chargin.

Linux : Opinions : IBM recovering from Sun blindness
Posted: ( Mon 19th Mar 2001 10:14:44[PM] UTC )
IBM's strategy to push Linux across all four of the main server lines has helped unify it's server groups. More important, Linux has changed IBM's popularity among programmers and has raised the company's profile in a very similar way to what Sun accomplished with its Java software.

Linux : Opinions : A developer's perspective on Transmeta's Midori Linux
Posted: ( Sun 18th Mar 2001 09:07:14[PM] UTC )
Midori uses mostly standard Linux packages. It uses lightly patched versions of the kernel, glibc, and XFree86. The use of busybox, saves space by combining standard Linux utilities into a single executable, thereby saving substantial overhead.