This article is about Stow, a software installation management utility for Linux that offers a number of advantages over the tried-and-true Red Hat and Debian package management systems. With Stow, you can package applications in standard tar files and keep application binaries logically arranged for easy access.
Apache is a marvelously customizable daemon. You can tailor this web server software for specific platforms, environments, and performance thresholds. Unfortunately, most administrators run an out-of-the-box installation with few modifications to the default configuration. In this Linux-focused tutorial, you learn many suggestions, tips, and tricks for controlling Apache and modifying its behavior to best fit its running environment.
Source: OS News
I chose to checkout Lindows 3.0 because it had been in the news a lot and it had interested me. I had expected more from it though. I expected more applications and much better configuration tools as it is aimed at the Desktop audience.
In Lindows 3.0 you can find: *A Lindows modified KDE 3.0.1 *Linux Kernel 2.4.19 *XFree86 4.2.0 *Mozilla 1.0 *OpenOffice 1.0.1 *Netscape 7.0
Source: USA Today
Michael Robertson has a software glitch in his belfry. He's a crazy man. Certifiable. And God bless him for it.
Maybe he'll finally give the technology industry some spine when it comes to going up against Microsoft. That, or he is tech's Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner, about to get turned into goulash by the Muhammad Ali of software.
Either way, this bout should be entertaining.
Source: OS Opinion
Can Linux replace Unix? This question would have seemed ridiculous just a few years ago, even as Linux vendor Red Hat's (Nasdaq: RHAT) stock shot toward the stratosphere. Now, although Linux hype has subsided in the financial markets, the open source operating system has carved out a solid niche in the enterprise and is still gathering steam.
If you are lucky enough to be able to get to one conference this year, plan to get to the IBM developerWorks Live. Its in New Orleans this year so you can have lots of fun after the BOFs. Here are just a few of the 27 sessions available for Linux developers.
Source: Meet The Geeks
Source: OS News
I'm a web designer and a recent Linux convert who has tried several of the large distros. This article is the summary of my experience over the last few months. I decided to start using Linux a few months ago around the time Mandrake went to version 9 and Red Hat to version 8. With all the hype I figured I'd give it a try.
