Some people just like Linux because it's better. And while they are convinced that Open Source software is superior, they're not beyond taking advantage of what they call the benefits of closed-source software.

Welcome back to an exciting odyssey in making your Linux box more secure.

In the previous article we dealt with various issues like BIOS security

passwords, securing your LILO prompt with a password, restricting the use

of "setuid" and "setgid" programs etc. We also dealt with common user

habits that compromise security on networks as well as some other aspects

of securing your Linux installation.

As we have mentioned earlier and repeat again, "The only secure machine is

one unplugged from the electrical point." Another point we would like to

With ``e-commerce'' becoming an important part of many businesses, it's useful to know how to set up your server to run SSL for secure transfer of sensitive information.

IBM chief executive Louis Gerstner has said that his company will spend $1 billion on Linux next year. Gerstner made the announcement at the eBusiness Conference and Expo in New York.

This article will cover several major points related to an open source BIOS. What does the BIOS do? What's good or bad about an open source BIOS?

Intel confirms that only Red Hat and TurboLinux will install on the P4. It seems that rival distributions also got the technical information, but didn't reckon the P4 was worth catering for from a commercial perspective, right now.

Hot on the heels of the Telia deal, IBM has announced that it will be teaming with Shell to develop and deploy the world's largest Linux supercomputer. Built out of 1024 IBM xSeries servers and packaged in 32 racks, the supercomputer will run Red Hat Linux.

The latest DB2 Linux/mainframe announcements, combined with the Small Business Suite thrust, create a coherent marketing strategy designed to get businesses to start using Linux -- on the low end, the high end, and in the middle.

IBM is confident it will announce an Itanium-based workstation the day after Intel is expected to release the processor sometime in late March.

Federal authorities investigating ways securities firms allocate certain initial public offerings of stock are focusing on VA Linux Systems' offering last year, according to reports.