Linux Reviews

Linux : Reviews : A tale from the Linux frontier
Posted: ( Thu 12th Apr 2001 10:06:16[PM] UTC )
"Embedded Systems Conference was a geeks dream. Every type of hardware periphrial, chip, compiler, etc vendor was here showing off wares to an embedded crowd. I was a little disappointed by the number of linux based demos. I had expected to see more. I did see a lot of demos based on Embedded Planet hardware, they definitly had the largest presence for a powerpc hardware vendor."

Linux : Reviews : Rune preview
Posted: ( Thu 12th Apr 2001 01:41:26[AM] UTC )
"All in all, this game has left me with a good impression. I think Human Head did a great job with this game, and so did Loki by porting it to Linux. The story is rich and inviting. The graphics are very stunning and highly detailed. Its a great piece of software. Do get this game when it finally is released, because it will be well worth your money."

Linux : Reviews : Linus Torvalds tells his story
Posted: ( Wed 11th Apr 2001 12:50:00[AM] UTC )
Linus Torvalds' autobiography, `Just for Fun, The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary', gives an insight into the life of the man who as much by accident as by design has been hailed as the embodiment of the open source revolution. The book is neither technical nor only about Linus Torvalds. It is about the Linux operating system and, more important still, the issues surrounding it. It is the story of a collaborative effort. A must read.

Linux : Reviews : The startX files: When the mouse is an anathema
Posted: ( Tue 10th Apr 2001 08:28:53[PM] UTC )
"Spring COMDEX this year was a complete waste of time. So what did I do instead of go to COMDEX? I ended up working on my Linux box, lovingly crafting it to my needs, and playing with a window manager unlike any other I had ever seen: Ratpoison. It is an incredibly simple window manager that does the least possible with X. As the name implies, there is no mouse support."

Linux : Reviews : Top 50 things to know to pass the Sair Exam 102
Posted: ( Mon 9th Apr 2001 10:58:14[PM] UTC )
Exam 102 (System Administration,) is one of the four Sair exams you must pass to become a Linux Certified Administrator (LCA). Passing Exam 102 will earn you the designation of Linux Certified Professional (LCP). Emmett Dulaney takes a detailed look at the exam.

Linux : Reviews : Double the reviews, double the fun
Posted: ( Sat 7th Apr 2001 10:36:32[PM] UTC )
Evil3D reviews WinLinux 2000, a FAT based distro with a Windows based config tool. Also reviewed is KRUD, which is a subscription style distro."Ah KRUD. No, that is not some poor slang from '50s TV or an expression of exasperation. KRUD is the acronym for Kevin Red Hat Uber Distribution.

Linux : Reviews : KRUD reviewed
Posted: ( Tue 3rd Apr 2001 09:25:07[PM] UTC )
For IT professionals who do Red Hat installations on a very regular basis, KRUD is a good fit. Home users with very slow internet connections or none at all can also benefit from the extra utilities and security KRUD provides. If you have a high speed access, KRUD is probably not for you.

Linux : Reviews : WinLinux 2000 review
Posted: ( Tue 3rd Apr 2001 01:57:40[AM] UTC )
"Overall, I see WinLinux 2000 as a distribution based on a great idea. Give the Windows user the look and feel of Linux without a full commitment, and let them decide. The implementation however is still rough around the edges. Perhaps the next edition will fix several problems."

Linux : Reviews : Agenda VR3 developer edition preview
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 11:29:10[PM] UTC )
"The Agenda is very well designed, and a joy to use. It is great fun to have a handheld running the same OS as my desktop. It really is Linux. There is a complete set of GNU like tools. By default, the standard distribution runs a very small footprint shell, ash. But Bash 2 is installed and you can easily configure it to be your default shell."

Linux : Reviews : VMware Express 2.0 and Win4Lin 2.0: A comparison review
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 10:29:42[PM] UTC )
Evaluted here is VMware Express 2.0 and Netraverse's Win4Lin 2.0. The applications is tested on my P3 560 with 384MB of RAM running Mandrake 7.0 keeping compatibility with DOS/Windows applications, stability both inside the emulator and of the emulator itself, interoperability with the Linux environment, resource efficiency, ease of use, etc in mind.

Linux : Reviews : A look at Killustrator from KDE
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 09:14:43[PM] UTC )
"Killustrator is supposed to be a vector-based graphics design product that you can use on the Linux platform. This being said, how useful it will be to you is an open question because the product does not appear to be perfect yet. It appears to be a work in development."

Linux : Reviews : MaxOS Linux: Three clicks to Linux
Posted: ( Tue 20th Mar 2001 10:41:10[PM] UTC )
Although not meant for the experienced Linux user, MaxOS Linux has made huge strides toward making Linux more appealing to the average Windows user. In the hardware area however, MaxOS Linux is kind of iffy. A good way to tweak your video settings would have been a nice addition.

Linux : Reviews : Caldera's Volution reviewed
Posted: ( Mon 19th Mar 2001 08:46:11[PM] UTC )
Caldera Systems' new network management package, Volution, is aimed at simplifying everyday network administration. Volution is designed to enable remote management of unlimited numbers of Linux systems through any Web browser.

Linux : Reviews : Improve your desktop with KDE2
Posted: ( Mon 19th Mar 2001 01:00:36[AM] UTC )
It is impossible not to be extremely impressed with Konqueror--the file and Web Browser. Athought there are a few glitches, KDE2 is definitely worth taking a look at, especially if you are already a KDE user. But even if you're not, you should really check it out.

Linux : Reviews : Comanche review
Posted: ( Sun 18th Mar 2001 10:50:35[PM] UTC )
Comanche has a great modular and expandible framework. However, it's still not ready for production use for full-time Apache management. Athough not a tool for the admin with dozens of Web servers to work with, it's great for a non-guru who needs to admin an Apache installation for an intranet or small Web server.