Linux Articles

Linux : Articles : Sun's Linux strategy: Judge deeds, not words - and listen to IBM
Posted: ( Tue 23rd Jan 2001 05:39:45[PM] UTC )
The first new products released by Cobalt since its acquisition by Sun are still running Linux, but that may not be the end of the story. IBM thinks Sun's actions have "let the Linux genie out of the bottle" and Sun won't be able to put it back in, or control it. And at least one IBM exec thinks that IBM's Linux strategy is starting to pay off.

Linux : Articles : Unconventional Java programmer finds Open Source roots deep within IBM
Posted: ( Tue 23rd Jan 2001 05:29:37[PM] UTC )
You know what Java's good for, right? Web client applets, server-side business components, large-team object-oriented fresh developments, that sort of thing? And system management on business minicomputers, deep in the heart of the enterprise.

Linux : Articles : The NetBeans Open Source story
Posted: ( Tue 23rd Jan 2001 05:27:53[PM] UTC )
One of the most interesting places where open source and Java technology overlap is a little integrated development environment (IDE) known as NetBeans. Many people have their eyes on NetBeans as a possible indicator of whether Sun will embrace open source for other Java products, or even components of the Java language itself.

Linux : Articles : Pushing the limits of IRC
Posted: ( Mon 22nd Jan 2001 08:09:49[PM] UTC )
"The network stack in the 2.4 kernel handles massive amounts of client connections better than anything we have tried. 38000+ users on a $500 box is pretty impressive to me! Also, its handling of denial of service attacks has shown itself to be better than other operating systems."

Linux : Articles : Linux gets stateful firewalling
Posted: ( Mon 22nd Jan 2001 07:52:04[PM] UTC )
Stateful firewalls represent a major technological jump in the intelligence of a firewall and are present in all serious Enterprise firewalling products. Among many enhancements, this "statefulness" allows Netfilter to block/detect many stealth scans that were previously undetected on Linux firewalls.

Linux : Articles : Linux looming
Posted: ( Sun 21st Jan 2001 08:21:41[AM] UTC )
With industry heavyweights putting some muscle behind Linux on mainframes, those touting a Unix server-based future could face a storm on the horizon.

Linux : Articles : Linux to go!
Posted: ( Sun 21st Jan 2001 08:09:00[AM] UTC )
A bevy of devices that run Linux have already reached the marketplace, and many more are expected soon. There are personal digital assistants (PDAs) that run Linux, as well as computing tablets, electronic book readers, and more.

Linux : Articles : Linux rides out the bears
Posted: ( Fri 19th Jan 2001 07:00:57[PM] UTC )
The stock prices of companies that market the operating system have taken a nine-month-long tumble. But at the same time, Linux has caught the eye of established computer companies and corporate executives looking for an inexpensive yet flexible operating system.

Linux : Articles : Linux goes after the enterprise space
Posted: ( Thu 18th Jan 2001 07:55:40[PM] UTC )
Everyone has greeted the new kernel with joy and relief, pending a thorough road test. But less certain is the response of the corporate user base that the kernel has been so carefully groomed for. Nor is it entirely clear exactly when usable 2.4-based products will be available for them to deploy.

Linux : Articles : VA Linux -- Easy Come, Easy Go
Posted: ( Thu 18th Jan 2001 07:54:11[PM] UTC )
While VA Linux has become a poster child for the Silicon Valley downswing, its employees -- who view their company as part of a larger computing revolution -- are remarkably stoic. Despite their heavy dose of shock therapy, VA Linux employees seem to be holding up just fine.

Linux : Articles : Secure Linux distributions
Posted: ( Wed 17th Jan 2001 05:05:18[AM] UTC )
"I will be looking at three solutions: Trustix, WireX's ImmunixOS, and the NSA's "Security-Enhanced Linux" (an impressive-sounding name). I will not be directly comparing them, however, as all three are aimed at solving very different problems. Rather, I'm going to cover what they do well, and what they don't do so well."

Linux : Articles : Linux in government
Posted: ( Mon 15th Jan 2001 08:49:46[AM] UTC )
What's happening, at least in the US, is the traditional Linux model for penetrating a large bureaucracy. Linux enters at the bottom, with early adoptions by individuals scattered throughout the organization. They install Linux to do standalone jobs, such as Web serving, handling email, or doing specific kinds of calculations. Unless it is a high-profile application like a Beowulf supercomputer, even people using the services may be unaware that they are using Linux.

Linux : Articles : Internet, innovation, and Open Source: Actors in the network
Posted: ( Mon 15th Jan 2001 08:31:33[AM] UTC )
This paper describes the evolution of the Linux operating system, and studies dynamics of socio-technical change using Linux as a case example. The paper analyses the growth and development of Linux and its development community, and shows how the development community evolves into an ecology of community-centered practices.

Linux : Articles : Don?t be a Windows muggle
Posted: ( Mon 15th Jan 2001 12:25:05[AM] UTC )
"In spite of the magic that Windows programmers can do using Microsoft?s suite of operating systems, many of us feel a little like muggles when confronted with Linux. Tough installs, arcane commands, and a dearth of productive development environments keep many of us in our comfortable Windows world. Inprise?s Borland group is trying to entice us onto new platforms using a little bit of magic called Kylix."

Linux : Articles : MOSIX pumps up the penguin
Posted: ( Thu 11th Jan 2001 07:07:10[PM] UTC )
Searching for an easy way to speed up huge compilations or scale up your Internet services? Take a look at MOSIX, an open source clustering project from Hebrew University that features power without a price.