Jason Brooks

A book caught my attention recently with the title “How Linux Works.” Its a broad-sounding title, and thats what interested me. There are many flavors of Linux, but most of the Linux books Ive picked up tend to be tied to a particular distribution, usually Red Hat, and filled with screen shots illustrating how to […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

One of the most convenient things about Red Hats Fedora Core 2 Linux distribution is how freely available it is. Fedora CD and DVD images are available for download and redistribution, and you dont need a yearly subscription to get updates, as with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read eWEEK Labs review of […]

Red Hat Inc.s Fedora Core 2 is a good general-purpose Linux distribution that ships with a broad selection of open-source software that can capably serve in roles ranging from desktop to server. Click here to read the full review of Fedora Core 2. 2 Red Hat Inc.s Fedora Core 2 is a good general-purpose Linux […]

There are more and better desktop applications available for Linux than ever before, but its often attractive to be able to run Windows software on Linux machines as well. Thats the job of CrossOver Office 3.0.0, the latest in a line of products from CodeWeavers based on Wine, the open-source Windows compatibility layer project. CrossOver […]

In the opening keynote address at WinHEC, held earlier this month in Seattle, Microsoft Corp. Platforms Group Vice President Jim Allchin focused on Microsofts desire to provide rich, new Windows experiences, a goal that the company plans to realize in its next-generation client operating system, code-named Longhorn. /zimages/3/28571.gifAllchin sat down with eWEEK Senior Editor Peter […]

Is Novell committed to open source? That was the headline of a column I wrote a few months ago in which I argued that Novell should demonstrate its resolve to continue along the open-source track on which it had embarked by releasing the code to the Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange. Novell has hitched its […]

The purpose of a Linux distribution is to deliver a Linux-based operating environment with a useful set of applications in a single, well-integrated package. Click here to read the full review of Mandrakelinux 10.

The purpose of a Linux distribution is to deliver a Linux-based operating environment with a useful set of applications in a single, well-integrated package. Click here to read the full review of SuSE Linux 9.1.

For Linux to become a real competitor to Windows on the desktop, Linux distributors must refine their software installation and management systems. There are some loose ends that need to be tied up and some tricky legal knots to unravel. In this weeks issue, I review the latest Linux distributions from MandrakeSoft and Novells SuSE […]