Samba is a software package for Unix-based systems that allows them to connect to Windows-based PCs. With it, you can share files and folders and use printers attached to the Windows PCs.

I'm pretty new to setting up a Domain Name System (DNS). To avoid using third-party hosting facilities, I decided to grab a copy of Red Hat Linux 6.0 and set up two DNS servers for myself. Everything went pretty well. I can look up names and have my DNS domain database files all set up and running.

Where is gaming on the Linux platform going to end up?? Most games today are being mass-produced for the W32 platform until recently with the help from companies such as Loki Entertainment Software and a few other game manufacturers.

I have asked many people who are at least basically versed in computers and operating systems, how Linux began.

Many geeks regard Ziff-Davis as Microsoft's Ministry of Truth (1984, Orwell). That impression will be strengthened by an article which appears on p. 280 of the December 1999 issue of Computer Shopper.

Mission Critical Linux this week announced a new support and management service for Linux-based enterprises that require more than just "after-the-crash" phone or e-mail support.

Why has Linux succeeded where Java failed? The answer lies in the fact that Linux was built using a superior process of peer review and with a clear, focused strategy.

Shares of Be Incorporated, a maker of operating software to run computers, fell back to earth today after rocketing higher yesterday on speculation that the company was about to be acquired.

With its sights set on Microsoft's Windows stronghold, Corel has bolstered its Linux-for-everyone strategy by collaborating with three firms to improve video, font and audio features of the operating system.

It's easy and relatively inexpensive to build yourself a Linux Router Project system. The total cost could range between $60 to $150 for this project.