Linux Reviews

Linux : Reviews : Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 teaches Mac new tricks
Posted: ( Sun 3rd Jun 2001 06:24:50[PM] UTC )
YDL extends Unix's Mac reach to older systems that don't support Apple's new OS and attracts Linux aficionados to the latest Mac hardware. YDL 2.0 comes with a new graphical installer; offers a simplified booting procedure that is automatically configured during installation; and supports the KDE 2.1 desktop, kernels 2.2.19 and 2.4.4, XFree86 4.0.2, Mozilla, Open Office and Java.

Linux : Reviews : Progeny Debian 1.0 reviewed
Posted: ( Mon 28th May 2001 07:03:39[PM] UTC )
Progeny Debian 1.0 is fast, stable, and excellent for users and administrators interested in hands-on management of their machine. On the downside, not all the packages are the most current (the KDE version shipping is 2.0) and automated/integrated security management is lagging.

Linux : Reviews : Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3
Posted: ( Mon 28th May 2001 06:38:54[PM] UTC )
Caldera's eServer product, based on its OpenLinux distribution, is designed specifically for network server installations. What distinguishes eServer from similar offerings by Red Hat, SuSE, Turbolinux, and others is its lean, mean, ready-for-business approach, featuring a remarkably small disk-space footprint, an extensive array of timesaving features, and a carefully chosen set of applications. It is an excellent choice for serving printers, files, applications, and entire networks at the enterprise level.

Linux : Reviews : Linux vs. Windows 98 Scanning
Posted: ( Thu 24th May 2001 02:32:30[AM] UTC )
In conclusion, which is better? I call it a tie. Once the hardware was installed, scanning software on Linux was better than Windows. Linux lost a few points for having to figure out which software did scanning, and having to edit a configuration file. But, it gained it back with the 'bundled' xsane software for Linux which was more suited to task than its equivalents on Windows. Scanned picture colors were more accurate on Linux than Windows. Finally, you don't have to put up with company logo's and splash screens at every turn with the bundled Windows software which seemed to compromise the user interface.

Linux : Reviews : Shogo reviewed
Posted: ( Mon 14th May 2001 09:18:26[PM] UTC )
Here is a game review of "The productivity destroyer: Hyperion's Linux port of Shogo: Moblie Armored Division." Coverage includes single and multiplayer, weaponry, the 3D engine, and more.

Linux : Reviews : Linux-Mandrake 8.0
Posted: ( Fri 11th May 2001 12:41:23[AM] UTC )
You can't have it both ways--either the distribution is aimed at beginners or it isn't. Linux-Mandrake tires to straddle the line and for the most part it succeeds and delivers an good, solid product. But this continuing notion of releasing bleeding-edge technology may need to be reevaluated in future releases.

Linux : Reviews : RunTime: High-performance programming techniques on Linux and Windows 2000
Posted: ( Wed 2nd May 2001 11:53:51[PM] UTC )
This new Linux column focuses on demonstrating and comparing the performance of the Linux and Windows 2000 operating systems. Columnist Ed Bradford compares operating system-level features rather than applications with the goal of providing an understanding of each operating system's best performance features. Source code is included and represents "best programming practices" for each platform, in as impartial an environment as possible.

Linux : Reviews : IBM Small Business Suite
Posted: ( Mon 30th Apr 2001 01:13:18[AM] UTC )
"Overall, I give the IBM Small Business Suite a thumbs up. Businesses that are looking to migrate their servers to Linux, but still have Windows on the desktop, will find the tools in the Small Business Server very useful. I'd like to see support for Debian and other distributions in future versions, but otherwise the Suite is an excellent product."

Linux : Reviews : Enhanced Software Technologies BRU-Pro
Posted: ( Mon 30th Apr 2001 01:05:08[AM] UTC )
Why is it so hard to get people to do regular backups? Could the backup experience be all that painful? Take heart, it doesn’t have to be. In the world of Linux backup software, BRU is legendary. BRU’s only flaw had been its lack of large enterprise, network-based backup and recovery technology. But with BRU-Pro all those are things of the past.

Linux : Reviews : A boy and his computer
Posted: ( Thu 26th Apr 2001 01:09:08[AM] UTC )
In "Just for Fun," Torvalds keeps the truly geeky side of himself in check, explaining the basics of what an operating system is in language clear enough to be aggravatingly simple-minded to any serious hacker. But for the general audience this book is an eminently readable account of Linus Torvalds' short life. Diamond and Torvalds have done a good job of making both the person and the program comprehensible to all.

Linux : Reviews : Linux-Mandrake 7.2 -- Powerpack deluxe part 1: The install
Posted: ( Mon 23rd Apr 2001 02:01:17[AM] UTC )
"Mandrake was painless, and the graphical install, which other distributions seem to have trouble with, worked flawlessly. Not once was I left wondering if the system had hung. It's cleanly laid out and enjoyable to use, and most of all reliable. I would rank the Mandrake install next to Stormix for ease of use and simplicity," says Steve Coe as he discusses how he replaced Red Hat Linux with Linux-Mandrake.

Linux : Reviews : Zeus 3.3.8: A powerful serve
Posted: ( Mon 23rd Apr 2001 01:12:27[AM] UTC )
Zeus 3.3.8 proved to be a very flexible and highly configurable Web server--one with the scalability and power to run the busiest, most demanding Web sites. It has added support for the Macintosh OS X operating system, making it one of the first enterprise applications to provide a version for the newly enterprise-ready Mac OS.

Linux : Reviews : Updated Samba one less reason for buying Windows
Posted: ( Wed 18th Apr 2001 11:39:01[PM] UTC )
As before, it continues to enhance its appeal as a replacement Windows authentication server. Samba makes Microsoft Client Access Licenses - mandatory for printing and basic file sharing in a Microsoft environment - effectively redundant. Which at $50 a pop, makes for a potentially huge saving.

Linux : Reviews : Sony VAIO PCG-C1VN PictureBook reviewed
Posted: ( Wed 18th Apr 2001 11:01:29[PM] UTC )
Phil Hughes reviews the Sony VAIO PCG-C1VN PictureBook running Red Hat Linux. He puts the laptop through its paces during a trip to Costa Rica and reports that the PictureBook is a real winner, but it pales in comparison to his five-year-old Toshiba T3600.

Linux : Reviews : gnotebook: Midnight travels with Progeny
Posted: ( Mon 16th Apr 2001 12:40:04[AM] UTC )
"I'm saving a real review of Progeny for a few weeks from now, when the company releases the shrinkwrap version of the distro, but this is a bit of a pocket review from a GNOME fan's point of view because there are a couple of things that make the Progeny option pretty attractive", says Michael Hall.