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Tips: Porting Applications From Windows and Unix to Linux

Submitted by Jan Stafford 2005-08-16 Linux 35 Comments

Security, cost-savings, performance and innovation are the primary reasons to move to Linux, says Novell Linux developer evangelist Darren R. Davis, stating what is to him the obvious. Rather than dillydallying with that question, he'd rather help IT shops and developers get moving to Linux. Davis explains how to port Unix and Windows applications to Linux and how to make those Linux apps support multiple distributions in this interview.

VLOS 1.2 PPC

Adam Scheinberg 2005-08-16 Linux 11 Comments

An anonymous reader writes "One thing should be mentioned - the VLOS Installer is cool." Here's a review of VLOS PPC, which seems to indicate that while there are still some issues, it's certainly coming along at a nice pace.

Are Computers Without Hard Drives Useless?

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-13 Linux 58 Comments

Knoppix, a Linux live CD, will boot a computer from the optical drive and give a slow but usable graphical user interface. The most recent version comes with Firefox and OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta, so if you're already using the Windows equivalent, Knoppix is that much easier to pick up. This still leaves the question, what can be done on a computer without a hard drive?

Submitted by tbutler 2005-08-12 Linux 73 Comments

Trusted Computing is generally associated with Microsoft, and, as of a short time ago, now Apple as well. On the other hand, little time is spent on the idea of integrating Trusted Platform Module support deep into GNU/Linux and other Free Software desktops. Maybe it is time for that to change.

LinuxWorld Visitors Look for Real-World Applications

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-11 Linux 5 Comments

The LinuxWorld Conference & Expo here this week has drawn fewer people who came to learn what Linux is all about and more who are ready to buy Linux products that can deliver cost saving, performance and reliability. That was the view expressed by several LinuxWorld attendees who took time out to talk about what they saw and liked at the show.

Scyld Software and Cluster Resources Form Alliance

Submitted by Ken Farmer 2005-08-10 Linux No Comments

Scyld Software today announced an agreement with Cluster Resources, an innovator in advanced workload and resource management software. The two companies have joined forces to extend the virtualization and system management capabilities of Scyld Beowulf Linux clustering software to include a powerful workload management toolset.

Linux on the Desktop– Almost There Again?

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-10 Linux 109 Comments

Despite their best attempts, Linux software companies say they are still having a hard time luring average consumers away from the Windows environment--but that may not necessarily be a bad thing. Novell's vice president: "(Linux on the desktop) is not the sexy story that it used to be. However, there are some very steady and irreversible trends."

Multifunction Multimedia Machine, Part II

Submitted by anonymous 2005-08-10 Linux 10 Comments

The Mac mini offers a viable platform for embedded multimedia development. In this article, Lewin Edwards shows how to make efficient, direct use of the framebuffer to display JPEG files and discusses the issues involved in deciding between direct framebuffer access and using the X server as a graphics driver. Part I of this series can be found here.

Managing Linux Daemons with init Scripts

Submitted by Jophn Deo 2005-08-10 Linux 5 Comments

When you install a new Linux server distribution, you can often install all of the daemons you'll need to run on that machine at install time. Distribution vendors present a "ready to go" distribution by supplying initialization scripts for all of the services you might run. But what happens if you're building from source, and no init script is supplied? What if you're writing the source and haven't ever built an init script? Here are a few ways to cope when you're faced with this challenge.

Torvalds: How to Keep Linux Kernel on Course

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-09 Linux 18 Comments

According to open-source insiders, the move to create separate kernel trees for technology testing and bug fixes, which are then incorporated into the stable kernel when ready, has been a huge success, pleasing both kernel developers and the vendors who distribute the open-source operating system. Torvalds: "I'm certainly pleased, and judging from the reactions we had at the Linux Kernel Summit in Ottawa a few weeks ago, most everybody else is too."

LinuxCertified LC2464 64-bit Linux Laptop

Submitted by centh00 2005-08-09 Linux 28 Comments

ARSTechnica took a new 64 bit laptop out for a test run using Gentoo Linux. How did it fair? Just that: fair, as it turns out. Lightening fast, but with more cons than pros.

Hardware and Architecture in Linux

Submitted by anonymous 2005-08-08 Linux 8 Comments

In this first in a series of five tutorials, Ian introduces you to configuring your system hardware with Linux. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how Linux configures the hardware found on a modern PC and where to look if you have problems (free reg. req.).

LinuxWorld Focus Turns to Security

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-08 Linux 3 Comments

Looking to counter Microsoft's claims of security superiority, open-source software vendors are giving the battle against vulnerabilities top billing at this week's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.

In Pursuit of Good Desktop Linux

Submitted by anonymous 2005-08-05 Linux 47 Comments

So, you are not sure what makes a Linux distribution a good desktop Linux but you know it when you see it, right? Perhaps but perhaps not. So, what does it take to be a good desktop Linux distribution?

Putting Windows and Linux Clusters on the Scale

Submitted by Mark Brunelli, News Editor 2005-08-05 Linux 6 Comments

The CEO of cluster software vendor Scali takes issue with Microsoft's clustering options. Scali is demonstrating a new, major upgrade to its Scali Manage and Scali MPI Connect suites at next week's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.

MontaVista Claims Real-Time Linux Breakthrough

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-04 Linux 15 Comments

MontaVista Linux claims that is has narrowed the real-time gap for Linux. The embedded Linux maker announced that is has successfully developed native, hard, real-time developments for the Linux kernel.

Submitted by sonic1001 2005-08-04 Linux 31 Comments

Between December 2004 and July 2005, the "defect density" in the Linux kernel has fallen from 0.17 to 0.16 and all serious defects have been corrected, a new report out from code analysis firm Coverity asserts. Defect density declined by 2.2 percent.

SymphonyOS Alpha 4 Released

Thom Holwerda 2005-08-03 Linux 53 Comments

"I am proud to announce the official release of Symphony OS Alpha 4. Alpha 4 includes the KNOPPIX version of the 2.6.11 Linux Kernel and an updated base based on Knoppix 3.9, numerous improvements to the Mezzo Desktop environment, includes synaptic for package management, beagle for local searching, supports freedesktop.org .desktop files in the Programs target, and much more."

Submitted by icheyne 2005-08-03 Linux 3 Comments

Andrew Morton is the lead maintainer for the Linux public production kernel. In this 90-minute podcast he describes the Linux kernel development process and compares open-source and commercial processes and motivations.

Linux Trademark Enforced Down Under

Submitted by Georgina 2005-08-02 Linux 18 Comments

A lawyer acting for Linus Torvalds has contacted Linux vendors in Australia and asked them to sign a legal document relinquishing any legal claim to the word "Linux" and demanding they purchase a licence for its use from the Torvalds-created Linux Mark Institute, which administers the Linux trademark. The effort is part of an 18-month struggle to get 'Linux' registered as an Australian trademark.