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Tony Iams is no stranger to operating systems. A senior analyst with Ideas International in Port Chester, New York, Iams spends much of his time working with users - and vendors - of the latest operating systems. SearchEnterpriseLinux.com sat down with Iams to discuss the recently released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4). In this interview, Iams talks about some of the new features of RHEL 4 and explains the direction the operating system will take in the future.

Latest statistics for the Web server market show that Fedora, Red Hat's free Linux operating system, is growing in popularity. But the picture isn't quite so rosy for its enterprise offering.

With the launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat wants to give you the opportunity to try the latest release of Red Hat's market-leading Linux technology. For a limited time, you can download a free 30-day subscription to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 product of your choice (AS, ES, WS, or Desktop).

Top Linux seller Red Hat acknowledged on Friday a misstep in its relations with technology enthusiasts but said the profit motive is helping it to mend its ways.

Sure you've read the books on writing fancy code. But who needs commenting or clarity when you've unleashed the power of bash? First of a two-part series on the Red Hat Magazine.

Recently NewsForge had the chance to test out Red Hat's new version of its popular Enterprise Linux product, which Red Hat is officially unveiling today. The results were somewhat disappointing, as RHEL4 offers few compelling reasons for current RHEL3 customers to upgrade. For those considering new deployments, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will be a more attractive option than its predecessor, but how will it fare against rival products from Novell, Sun Microsystems, and Mandrakesoft? Another RHEL 4.0 article can be found at LinuxPlanet.

Learn about three new features coming to Enterprise Linux (D-BUS, HAL & Network Manager) that are designed to make hardware "just work." The technologies that make this possible were inspired by Havoc Pennington's paper on this topic.

Two years after its first attempt fell short, Red Hat is trying again to reach beyond its own employees for help developing its Linux line.

Redhat Magazine has a good introduction to Fedora core 3 for end users.

Michael Tiemann recently took some time to do an email interview with LinuxQuestions.org.

The second beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, code name "Nahant" is available for download and testing. Announcement, release notes, download location or from a mirror.

One of the minor ironies of the Linux world is the slight disconnect between the mantra of "choice" the most ardent advocates use to make the case for a multitude of graphical interfaces and the state of the North American enterprise Linux market, where a single distributor has dominated since the late '90s. That distributor is, of course, Red Hat, and while the numbers analysts produce about its share of the Linux market vary, they consistently hover above 75 percent. The company is so dominant that it's not uncommon to hear less savvy executives simply refer to the distro as "Linux," which infuriates many.

"Open source software vendors Red Hat Inc and MySQL AB have lent their support to a new campaign against software patents in the European Union under the name NoSoftwarePatents.com." Read more at cbronline.

VP Michael Tiemann discusses the open source movement, Red Hat’s strategies, and his recent blog debate with Sun's Jonathan Schwartz.