Nautilus, a file manager for the GNOME desktop, mixes familiar components from other graphical interfaces with some leading-edge features that not only match Windows but also go one-up on the incumbent desktop dominator.

While performing backups and basic tasks with a Windows CE machine is possible with Linux, it does not enjoy the same software development for such tools as Palm devices do. As a result, unless there is some aspect that you require of a Windows CE machine, a Palm may be your preferred choice.

While there are no major surprises in this version, it's worth noting that installation has been improved slightly. But the uninitiated should be warned: with no printed documentation and little in the way of onscreen guidance, Debian still isn't the distribution of choice for new Linux users.

Everyone has an opinion on what it will take to catapult Linux into the mainstream, but it seems to me that a lot of this thinking is actually based upon faulty premises. These are the four most egregious.

LINUX comes in lots of different flavors, from Red Hat to SuSE to TurboLinux. But that's nothing compared to the plethora of Window Managers that are available for Linux.

Why should Sun release Java under the GPL? GPL Java undermines the supremacy of Windows and disrupts Microsoft's plans for its latest Java competitor, C#. In addition, Linux faithful will more likely develop for a GPL Java.

If the Penguistas entertain serious hopes of carrying out their revolution, they'll most certainly need the embrace of the most establishment computer maker of them all.

This article continues with more explanations of some esoteric commands that are often installed by default (in the base install) by different BSD flavours.

This article is a guide to working with .arc, .arj, .lzh (.lha), .rar, .sit, .zip, and .zoo files on the Linux operating system. Those formats are used most often by users of the three most popular operating systems (MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS).

Almost two years ago, Stallman met with lawyers from "various interested companies" about how to encourage commercial use of the GPL and GPL-based software. Stallman believes that this is compatible with Free Software principles. "The first priority of the GPL is to protect the users' freedom, but all else being equal, I would rather make it easier for business to use."