Shell scripting, allows you to fully utilize the shell's abilities and to automate a lot of tasks that would otherwise require a lot of commands to perform.

SMB, or server message block, is the file sharing protocol developed by Microsoft. Samba is the Unix/Linux verion of SMB, and is completely compatible with Microsoft's implementation.

QCad, the user-friendly CAD system for Linux is distributed under GPL now.

How to get Linux running on the Apples latest notebook computer.

Being among the first in porting software from Windows to Linux can't be easy. Especially if you do not have any feeling for the Linux community. Still, it is nice to see software that you have played with - and sort of liked - under your new OS. This is what has happened to CoffeeCup Software's HTML Editor ++.

Corel Linux won't unseat Windows from the desktop just yet--but it significantly closes the gap.

As the Linux movement gains momentum, the popular linux community portal, Linuxfool.com gears up for a new site design to be unveiled within only a short time.

Is Linux ready to hack it on the desktop? This is a question that seems to be drawing a lot of focus lately.

It can't be very much longer before free-software hackers start regretting how high their media profile has become in these open-source software crazed days.

Benjamin Cox is the Executive Director of LinuxFund.org, a project to raise money for Free Software development, starting with a Tux-branded credit card.