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Linux : Howtos : Creating a Complete Distribution on CD
Posted: ( Thu 6th Nov 2003 03:00:56[PM] UTC )
If you need a CD distribution that is more flexible and customizable than the ones readily available, create your own.

Linux : Opinions : An open-source letter
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:56:38[PM] UTC )
The current flap between SCO Group and the Linux community brings back memories of summer 1995. It was an unforgettable time for me, in a bad way.

Linux : Interviews : Ransom Love, Co-founder of Caldera and SCO, Speaks of Unix, GPL and the Lawsuit
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:56:09[PM] UTC )
Love, who was Caldera CEO during its acquisition of SCO and the contested Unix source code, expressed displeasure over the current developments from his former company.

Linux : Howtos : Porting Linux to the iPod
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:55:45[PM] UTC )
Just as the name Linux on iPod suggests, now you can have Linux running on your iPod. With Linux on iPod, you can play (to a limited degree, as of this writing) MP3 and Ogg files under Linux on your iPod.

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 : Opinions : Is this the end of free Linux?
Posted: ( Mon 4th Aug 2003 11:28:18[AM] UTC )
One of the key attractions of Linux is that it's reliable, capable, continuously improving and free. Millions of Linux servers are installed in corporations, and desktop Linux is beginning to get some notice. If SCO has its way, however, the Linux community will suffer a setback but longer term will prevail.

Linux : Interviews : McNealy Weighs In on Linux, Unix, Sun
Posted: ( Mon 4th Aug 2003 11:26:02[AM] UTC )
Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy is no stranger to technology cycles. In the 21 years of Sun's existence, the Santa Clara, Calif., company has been at the top and bottom and in the middle of several. In this one-on-one interview with eWEEK Editor in Chief Eric Lundquist, McNealy answers questions about Linux, Unix and the future direction of the company.

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.