2004 September

Linux can be friendly! Granted, there are still a few devices that take quite a bit of work to get them to work properly, but it can be done. Today PCWorld looks at the Lycoris Desktop as one such solution for Windows users. Designed to almost be a Windows clone of sorts, Windows users should [...]

Mozillazine posted a really interesting case study about Mozilla and Open Source in general. The report looks at everything from finding developers to keeping the projects up to date. It is a great read - check it out!

With everyone always talking about moving from Windows to Linux, it is nice to see that someone out there put together a no-nonsense guide to making this happen. Chuck Easttom did all of the Linux newbies a real service with his book, Moving from Windows to Linux. Check out this review.

ATI is finally getting serious about their Linux drivers, according to a report by The Inquirer. It is my hope that this is just the beginning of “big-hardware’s” change of heart. With any luck, this will continue as a trend as more and more hardware companies get onboard by making sure that drivers are available [...]

Actually, that’s a trick question. You should install both. Even if you plan to use a different window manager or desktop environment (BlackBox, FVWM, etc.), it’s a good idea to install KDE and GNOME just because you never know when you’re going to run into an application that requires either package’s libraries. Some of my [...]

Well, sort of. Tux may not be able to fly, but he’ll be helping a German aerospace firm test their engine designs with 3D modeling. By using a Linux cluster, MTU Aero Engines in Munich has saved a bundle of cash and improved their computing performance. Their cluster ranks 179 among the top 500 supercomputers [...]

The Danish Ministry of Finance recently made the move to Open Source by implementing the JBoss Application Server on a Red Hat system. The package will coordinate the distribution of financial information between the Ministry and 400 banks by taking data from outside sources (SAP, etc.) and converting them to XML for sharing replication.

I’m not a big music nut, but I have to admit even I’ve been curious about the iPod (especially when combined with the possibilities presented by the iTrip >:). However, given both of my computers run Linux, I’m going to need a Linux solution to synch it.

Tux seems to be a very well searched item on the Web. People just can’t seem to get enough of him and are always looking for backgrounds and avatars of Tux. Well if you’re looking, I’ve got some links here to get ya started.

Sun Microsystems has apparently backed away from its efforts to acquire a Linux software distribution — for now.

By now, nearly everyone has heard of the Linux operating system. Less have used it, and even less actually understand the principles on which it is based. Linux, more formally known as GNU/Linux, is an operating system that is rapidly growing in popularity and is freely available to the public under the GNU General Public [...]

I finally got around to installing the Linux version of Real Player 10, but unfortunately it just didn’t work. The install appeared to go smoothly, and I even got a nifty icon in the KDE menu under Multimedia, but the program never opened or ran.

I had messed around with Slackware in the past and really liked it, but I was having troubles getting on the internet with it so I dropped it and went on to Knoppix. Just recently I discovered why I was unable to get Slackware on the internet and that was due to a DNS [...]

F-Secure has jumped on the open source bandwagon by releasing products aimed at protecting enterprise Linux users.

Slackware Linux Advisories: Mozilla, GTK+, CUPS, xine-lib

A consortium including Mandrakesoft, the Paris-based Linux seller that recently exited bankruptcy protection, has won a three-year contract worth 7 million euro ($8.6 million) to improve Linux security.

MEDINA, Ohio, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ - Central Command, a leading provider of Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD antivirus solutions announced today that Cogetel Limited (Cogetel), the leading Internet service provider (ISP) in Cambodia, has chosen Vexira Antivirus to defend its e-mail infrastructure against worms, viruses, trojans, and other malicious programs.

Rsync is a command line utility traditionally used in synchronizing files between two computers, but rsync can also be used as an effective backup tool. This free and powerful tool is simple enough for anyone to use on a Linux desktop.

Gnomie Tracy tried the Interactive Linux Manual I linked yesterday, and she had the following to say:

NewsForge is running a story about MontaVista being selected to power Amstrad video phones, essentially turning the videophone into a small Linux PC capable of handling telecommunications as well as email and gaming.