This version supports local mailboxes, invludes basic polishing up, lots of bug fixes and timed background mail checking. Some mime processing fixes arte also incorporated. It includes downloadable binaries for Linux, BSD and Solaris. Plus source files are available in the download section as well as as in CVS.

The move demonstrates Great Bridge's commitment to full integration of open source PHP and PostgreSQL to create powerful building blocks for dynamic, database-driven Web sites.

Open source is much more than Linux. The melding of the open-source development model and a capitalist economy will bring the most exciting changes to computing that we've ever witnessed. The first change we'll see is investment in open-source technology that's based on solutions and not an operating system.

The domain concept is much better than the traditional workgroup concept. One of the primary benefits is having a centralized password database on the Primary Domain Controller. Once authenticated, you can access any of the shares in the domain, without having to re-authenticate yourself.

If you're unfamiliar with Samba, then we've got a couple of good howto's that you can refer to. Look for links to them at the bottom of the article.

Samba as a NT Domain Member

The snag in IBM's "preferred partner" strategy for distributors is that Big Blue might be perceived as taking a paternalistic attitude to the Linux market place and picking favourites that might alienate others in the open source community.

Pine is a well-known *nix email program which also does Usenet. It is a command-line full-screen application, and runs well in an xterm, too. It's been around since before 1992. Available as both source and binary (for various platforms, including Microsoft Windows), Pine is a well-supported application with a large user base, FAQs, and mailing lists.

At the Game Developers Conference in Santa Clara, Metrowerks revealed that it is porting its CodeWarrior for PlayStation2 tools to Linux. It is demonstrating an alpha release of the software at the conference and expects to have the software ready for commercial release mid-year this year.

Virtual File System is an interface providing a clearly defined link between the operating system kernel and the different File Systems. The VFS supplies the applications with the system calls for file management (like “open”, “read”, “write” etc.), maintains internal data structures (the administrative data for maintaining the integrity of the File System), and passes tasks onto the appropriate actual File System. Another important job of the VFS is, performing standard actions.

"Please don't stop reading if you are not interested in Linux—this column is written just for you. The best way to bring the magic of computers back is to learn to use Linux. I'll show you a fool-proof way to learn Linux on the cheap."

"I could follow the hype and chant about how Linux will save the world, or suggest that Bill Gates is the devil. Unfortunately, hype cannot run businesses. Linux is certainly not bad; it's simply a fledgling technology looking much like a five-pound baby gorilla."