Yep, there is a new
sheriff in town. I am
pleased to be writing
this editorial as the new
editor-in-chief of
LinuxWorld Magazine.
Before I start
prophesying about the
bright future of the
magazine, I would like to
reflect on our
...
No computer system is
safe from security
threats. There, I said
it. With that out of the
way, I'd like to share my
concern over a
potentially disturbing
fact: Linux is gaining
popularity on the desktop
(and everywhere else for
tha...
As 2004 comes to a close
I keep hearing a
Fleetwood Mac tune
playing somewhere in the
back of my head, 'Don't
stop thinking about
tomorrow...' especially
the chorus, which goes
something like this,
'It'll be here, better
than befo...
Martin Fink's book on the
business side of Linux
and open source was one
of the first books that
looked at Linux and open
source from the
perspective of corporate
managers and executives.
In this extremely
influential book, he
exp...
Over the last five years,
the level of interest in
Linux and open source
software has risen
dramatically. Not
coincidentally, the
number of books on Linux
and open source have also
risen. The number of
titles available leaves
the ...
Our homes have been
quietly invaded over the
past couple of years.
Penguins are sneaking up
on us, hiding in places
we wouldn't expect, and
they are growing in
number. They are taking
control of our
televisions, our
appliances, an...
There is a growing trend
of open source-based
applications running
mainstream
business-critical
applications. Part of
this is due to the
availability of new
solutions software that,
when added to the open
source application stack,...
The use of Linux as an
enterprise computing
environment is growing
rapidly, and there are
strong business reasons
behind this trend.
Commercial Linux
operating systems give
companies a robust OS
with powerful
capabilities.
In today's complex,
multiplatform enterprise,
unifying systems
management under a common
infrastructure is a
significant force driving
many business decisions.
With Linux projects
providing specialized
applications and
functionali...
Effective problem solving
in Linux has nothing to
do with knowing what the
right answer is; it's
about asking the right
questions to find the
right answers. You can
efficiently solve
problems and enhance your
Linux experience by usi...
In an era where everybody
is connected to a
potentially harmful
Internet with an
increasing number of
complex and distributed
applications, controlling
what the computers do has
become significantly
harder. At the core,
simple act...
Current storage solution
paradigms are facing a
bumpy road ahead with the
rapid emergence of the
Linux-based cluster as a
vehicle of choice in the
enterprise storage
market. Most readers will
be familiar with the
problems associated...
Recently I had the
opportunity to talk with
the authors of Version
Control with Subversion.
In this interview, they
discuss what Subversion
is, migrating to
Subversion, and, of
course, music.
In the October issue of
LWM (Vol. 2, issue 10) I
explored the basic logic
of conditional execution
sequences on the command
line, differentiating
between '&&' and '||'. If
you didn't read it, I
encourage you to check it
out at http:...
This will be my last
column as editor-in-chief
of LinuxWorld Magazine.
It's been a lot of fun
and a great ride, but I
guess all good things
must come to an end. The
new editor-in-chief will
be Mark Hinkle. Regular
readers know Mark ...
The knock at my office
door came as a surprise.
I didn't have any
appointments for the day
and, as it was a
Saturday, the rest of the
floor was deserted. 'Come
in,' I called curiously.
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