Category: Linux

I’m a little pissed. In this slashdot story, Kevin Foreman, GM of Helix RealNetworks, Inc states that Real has paid Thomson for the right to legally distribute an mp3 player for the Linux platform. They then include that right at no cost to the users. He goes on to say, and I quote: “…we are…

I’m a *nix admin by trade. I work in support of infrastructure services and research at a University. My group also handles issues that grad students have that might be keeping them from getting research done. There are many, many of these researchers using some form of Linux to get their work done, and the…

So I read this article by Joe Barr, a writer I correspond with often and generally get along well with. Unfortunately, my personal opinion is that an article like that really belongs on a blog, rather than a site with “news” in the name. On the other hand, I have no doubt Joe had fun…

I’m a geek by trade. If you’re a geek, you read geek news sites, which are rich in controversy and debate. Also, geeks are often times pessimists, conspiracy theorists, “realists”, and are quicker to point out what’s wrong with something before what’s right with something. Many times, they don’t even offer solutions to things they…

Novell appears to be staging a comeback, using Linux as the catalyst to breathe new life into its line of enterprise applications. For some time now, it seems the consensus has been that the Novell app line was wonderful, but they forced you to also run Novell’s proprietary NetWare operating system. I don’t know if…

I volunteered to set up a Linux desktop machine for someone. They just got a new Dell, so I figured it would be pretty easy, since I’ve run a Dell on my desktop at work for some number of years now. Besides, Dell loves Linux, right? Our Linux servers are Dells as well, and they…

There’s a story on CNET News.com here that talks about Sun’s plans for a comeback from the abyss it has fallen into, partly due to major vendor support for Linux. They’re viewing this as mostly an OS war, though hardware isn’t left out in the cold either. The problem with this plan, and the reason…

See more at the Sybase site. This could be cool. I used to work for Sybase as a consulting DBA (among other things). I haven’t seen a real database since then, mainly because I now work in academia where database needs don’t really warrant spending thousands of dollars on database software. We get by just…

I’m really ticked off right now. I really do NOT want to build my next computer. It’s a hassle just to keep up with which RAM goes with which front-side bus speed, and which processor goes on which motherboards, etc., etc. “So why not just buy one from Dell, HP, IBM or Gateway?” you ask….

First, let me point you to the lovely array of links to the right. I’ve linked to almost all of the articles I’ve written for Linux.com. I say almost because I can’t even find them all myself. They’re working out some kinks in the search functionality. Anyway… The other thing I wanted to point out…