Caldera has done it again. Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 not only continues to leapfrog over all other Linux distributions for ease of installation; it also proves, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Linux can be easier to install than Windows.

The Queen has just become the latest and most prominent supporter of Linux, the "free" Open Source version of the Unix computer operating system.

What Linus Torvalds jokingly referred to as World Domination is being seriously considered by many as an actual possibility. Why its unlikely to happen. And why it isn't necessary.

The dearth of business applications for Linux could become a problem of the past, if MainSoft Corp. has its way. MainSoft is a somewhat unlikely white knight, however, as the company is a close Microsoft partner and Windows source code licensee.

Debian's latest stable distribution, dubbed "Slink", was initially released on 9 March 1999, and is currently at revision 3.

The persistent nature of Java servlets makes them ideal for database/web technology. Mr. McDonald takes a look at using servlets with PostgreSQL and JDBC.

Red Hat has signed a deal to provide technical support for corporate users of Compaq computers with Red Hat's version of the Linux operating system, the companies said today.

Network managers and industry experts have hotly debated Linus Torvalds' assertion that Linux will take over from'monolithic' operating systems, such as Microsoft's Windows NT.

At the Java Developers Conference, IBM will announce the free general availability of a Java Software Developer's Kit 1.18-compliant Java virtual machine (JVM) for the Linux operating system, with performance that exceeds that of JVMs running on Windows NT.

The Gartner Group published a series of reports that are overtly hostile to LINUX. Indeed, if one compares the tone from the previously published report on the transition issue facing companies that buy NT with those on LINUX, once sees a loss of any objectivity. How does LINUX threaten the Gartner group and its livelihood?