A Monolithic but… Modular Operating System Architecture

OS News 101 Comments
Yeah, I might be just re-inventing the wheel here, who knows? But I had this (original? I doubt it) idea a few months ago and I was meant to write about it for some time now. So, my idea is about creating a new operating system that is like none of the current ones. It would be so different, that porting applications from other "traditional" systems wouldn't be possible. But the gains would be much more important of what we would lose by implementing a brand new new system.
Read More

Review: Kylix 3 has Plenty of Programming Power

General Development 15 Comments
"It is not as if I am new to Kylix. I am a Delphi programmer since version 1, and I always keep my C++ skills up. So it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to the release of Borland's Kylix 3, the Rapid Application Development environment for Linux that includes both Delphi language and C++ IDE's (integrated development environment). The code produced with Kylix can be recompiled with minimal changes under Microsoft Windows using either Delphi for Windows version 6 or greater, or C++ Builder version 6 or greater." Read the review at NewsForge.
Read More

Linux for the Rest of Us

Linux 10 Comments
"The clerks at Zumiez, a national chain of snowboard and skateboard shops, tend to stick out from the crowd. And it's not just because they sport black hooded sweatshirts or smack their gum while ringing up your kid's new $100 "deck." It's what lies under the hood of the old Compaq computers they use as cash registers that makes them true deviants." Read more at Business 2.0.
Read More

Red Hat 8.0: Past the Hype and Under the Hood

Red Hat 34 Comments
"Reviewers like to evaulate Linux distros for the mythical Uncle Ralph and Aunt Faye, the prototypical clueless technophobes. Can Aunty and Uncle, who still rub sticks together to make fire, install and run Linux? Let's get real. Computers are complex machines for performing complex tasks. There is always a learning curve. No one sits down to any PC--not Mac, not Windows, none of them--starting from zero knowledge, and is instantly productive." The review is at LinuxPlanet. Another one at InfoWorld.
Read More

Microsoft Gets Away With One

Legal 23 Comments
"In short words, the company broke the law--and got away with it. It's been a while, I know, since the Court of Appeals upheld the original trial's Findings of Fact, sending only the question of appropriate remedy back to the lower court for reconsideration. But as I noted at the time, one of the crucial questions was whether Microsoft could freely stifle potential competing technologies without abusing its monopoly powers. The company claimed that the very novelty of alternative platforms, such as the Java-enabled browser, kept them from being part of the market in which Microsoft's monopoly exists." Read the editorial at eWeek.
Read More

It is That Time Again – Contribute to OSNews

OS News 29 Comments
It is that time of the quarter again, asking the OSNews readers to participate and send articles for publication. We can guarantee that your articles will be read by many thousands of people, as October saw OSNews becoming one of the biggest "alternative" technology news sites on the web. We are already in the Top-5 in the specific of Linux-related news reporting (according to Alexa.com at least). For October 2002, OSNews hit 2.8+ million page views, with an average of 92,000+ page views per day. So, if you want your voice to be heard, please read our (updated) article guidelines and then send your masterpiece over for publication!
Read More