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Running a business on desktop Linux - by Howard Fosdick - Foreword -- This paper surveys Linux's suitability for use by owners of very small businesses and the self-employed. It was written by Howard Fosdick, a self-employed database consultant who f

Welcoming MS Windows users to Linux — a guest column by Claus Futtrup (Sep. 16, 2006) — This guest column by a relatively new user of Linux takes a look at the typical expectations and challenges of transitioning from Windows to Linux, and makes some sensible recommendations. ...

Linux for the self-employed

This paper surveys Linux's suitability for use by owners of very small businesses and the self-employed. It was written by Howard Fosdick, a self-employed database consultant who finds Linux fairly well-suited to his needs, and reckons it has saved him thousands of dollars in recent years.

Wal-Mart Nixes Linux; How Tech Busted Spitzer; We're Spammed

Here’s one for Linux-loving conspiracy theorists: Wal-Mart will stop selling PCs running the Linux operating system in its stores. The retailer started selling Linux PCs last fall, prompting this blog to write that if the PCs proved popular with consumers, businesses might start running the operating system on the PCs that workers use. (While businesses regularly run Linux on servers, the back-office computers that process data, hardly any run Linux on PCs.) Wal-Mart is ditching Linux in stores even though it sold out of the machines, which will doubtless feed the theories of a vocal crowd of Linux fanatics who’re convinced that The Man is conspiring to kill Linux. It’s more likely culprit is Mr. Market: Wal-Mart says that the computers weren’t what its customer were looking for, but that it will continue selling Linux PCs on its Web sit

Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Leaves Desktop Linux Behind

Linux.com's Joe Barr has an interesting commentary about the recent Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit and the astounding lack of attention for desktop Linux. Now, a great deal of the monetary support driving Linux these days comes from companies with a vested interest in "big iron" but hopefully this won't completely eclipse the rest of the community. "Before I learned that the press was not welcome in any of the working-meetings at the summit on days 2 and 3, I saw and heard rumblings of discontent from more than one ordinary Linux desktop user. One example: a top-ten list of inhibitors to Linux adoption, created by a committee of foundation members, contained nothing at all relating to desktop usage. Nothing. Everything on the list was about back-room usage.

Linux Foundation's Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off

http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2008/04/07/the-... Linux Foundation's Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off Linux and open source leaders work together on next steps for the operating system Austin, Texas ? April 8, 2008 ? The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today will kick off its annual Collaboration Summit. The brightest minds in the Linux server, desktop and mobile communities, among others, will gather at the UT Super Computing Center in Austin, Texas to determine how to advance the operating system in the year ahead. Keynotes and panels will address some of the following topics: What are the technology trends and the economics driving the Linux desktop in new low cost PC?? Find out directly from AMD, Asus, Dell, Everex, HP, Intel, Lenovo, TI, and more.

The other day, Wal-Mart let it slip that it would no longer be selling Linux-powered computers in its stores. The retail giant will, however, continue to sell Linux desktop and laptop systems via its online store. Asus: alas poor Linux Eee PC we

Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin has also been a keynote speaker at industry and financial conferences including Gartner's Open Source Conference and Linux World. Zemlin met with InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill this week to talk about Linux topics ranging from overtures to Microsoft to the progress of Linux on the desktop.

Mobile Linux Conference at LinuxWorld Features Embedded Linux Track

IDG World Expo has announced that a new "Embedded Linux" track has been added to the Mobile Linux Conference program at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®. Presentations and panels will address a diverse range of topics including development and life-cycles of Linux-based devices, user interfaces, embedded virtualization and other enabling technologies, and case studies from key applications areas. The Mobile Linux Conference is making its debut at this year's event and will offer in-depth technical training, strategic insights, and hands-on experience in mobile Linux and open source opportunities and solutions. LinuxWorld® is scheduled to take place August 4-7, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

Linux Driver Project April Status Report

IconHere's an update on the Linux Driver Project. "The Linux Driver Project is alive and well, with over 300 developers wanting to participate, many drivers already written and accepted into the Linux kernel tree, and many more being currently developed. The main problem is a lack of projects. It turns out that there really isn't much hardware that Linux doesn't already support. Almost all new hardware produced is coming with a Linux driver already written by the company, or by the community with help from the company. There are two main classes of hardware, video input devices and wireless network cards, that is not well supported by Linux, but large efforts are already underway to resolve this issue, with the wireless driver issue pretty much taken care of already, however there are a few notable exceptions.

Linux Foundation - We'd Love to Work with Microsoft

johnno writes "In an interview with the Australian site pc world Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation's executive director, talks about the desire to interoperate with Microsoft and discusses the desktop outlook for Linux. He answers questions on the kind of legal protection Linux requires, whether anything ever come of the Microsoft protest that there's Linux code that they have patented, as well as Linux penetration on desktops and breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the market. He also discusses Microsoft's recent move to open up their documentation, and why they'd like to work with the Redmond giant — 'We'd like to have a place where developers can come and work on making Linux more effectively interoperate with Microsoft products. And we'd like to do that in the open-source way that's not tied to any specific marketing agreement, that

Novell Suse Linux Professional 9.3

Novell has released Suse Linux Professional 9.3, the new version of its Linux retail product. Novell promises the latest version takes the Linux home enthusiast to a new level of ease of use and system performance. With a complete Linux operating system, productivity software, and home networking capabilities, Suse Linux Professional 9.3 provides both the advanced applications tools that experienced users demand, as well as the ease of installation and security Novell says newcomers to Linux desire.

Running a small business on desktop Linux (DesktopLinux)

This paper surveys Linux's suitability for use by owners of very small businesses and the self-employed. It was written by Howard Fosdick, a self-employed database consultant who finds Linux fairly well-suited to his needs, and reckons it has saved him thousands of dollars in recent years.

Beginners Guides: Linux Part 3: Installing New Software

In the first two parts of our set of Beginner's Guides to the Linux operating system, we familiarized you with the popular KDE desktop environment via a 'live' CD Linux distribution and explored installing Linux permanently onto your system. In this third PCSTATS Beginner's Guide to the Linux operating system, we're going to explore an essential Linux skill; how to track down and add new software packages to your Linux installation.

Adobe Releases AIR for Linux

Adobe has showed its support for Linux and open source by releasing its Adobe AIR software for Linux and joining the Linux Foundation. Adobe AIR for Windows and Mac was launched last year. The addition of a Linux version of Adobe AIR will allow Linux developers to build RIAs -- and may garner support for Adobe in the Linux community.

Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers?

tops writes "MadPenguin.org wonders why more Linux users aren't gamers and attempts to answer that question. The article suggests, 'As far as I'm concerned, it all comes down to a choice. Expect the gaming industry to follow the Linux doctrine or instead, build up a viable, cross platform gaming market that includes us, the Linux users.' The article urges publishers to consider Linux users as a viable market, and requests that game developers target Linux as a platform during the pre-production phase." What do you think are the most important obstacles barring the big game publishers from reaching out to the Linux market more than they already do?

Advance notice of discontinuation of SUSE Linux 10.1

Dear opensuse-security-announce subscribers and SUSE Linux users, SUSE Security announces that SUSE Linux 10.1 will be discontinued soon. Having provided security-relevant fixes for more than two years, vulnerabilities found in SUSE Linux 10.1 after May 15th 2008 will not be fixed any more for this product. We expect to release the last updates around May 30th 2008. Please do not confuse SUSE Linux 10.1 with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 family of products, these are different products and follow different policies. As a consequence, the SUSE Linux 10.1 distribution directory on our ftp server ftp.suse.com will be moved from /pub/suse/10.1/ to the /pub/suse/discontinued/ directory tree structure to free space on our mirror sites. The 10.1 directory in the update tree /pub/suse/update/10.

Self-support tools work with Java, Linux

A small start-up based in Seattle has started selling a "self-support" tool for developers working with Java and/or Linux. SourceLabs says its "Self-Support Suite" can quickly identify problems and locate solutions for users of Hibernate, Spring, Struts, Axis, and Tomcat, as well as select Linux applications.

Self-Support Tools Work with Java, Linux

"A small start-up based in Seattle has started selling a 'self-support' tool for developers working with Java and/or Linux. SourceLabs says its 'Self-Support Suite' can quickly identify problems and locate solutions for users of Hibernate, Spring, Struts, Axis, and Tomcat, as well as select Linux applications.

Adobe Joins Linux Foundation, Develops AIR for Linux

2muchcoffeeman writes "Adobe announced Monday that it is joining the Linux Foundation and alpha-released a Linux version of its new Adobe Internet Runtime environment, which allows Internet-enable applications to run on Windows and Mac OS desktops, for Linux. According to Adobe, the alpha version lacks some key features that will be available in the final product and only runs with Sun Java, not GNU Java. Adobe also released an alpha of Flex Builder for Linux Monday."

Are you a Linux user suffering from iTunes store envy? If so, Amazon has a deal for you Educating Tux: case studies of Linux deployments in high schools around the world, Mar 10 2008Linux has a lot to offer cash-strapped education departments. I

Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin has also been a keynote speaker at industry and financial conferences including Gartner's Open Source Conference and Linux World. Zemlin met with InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill this week to talk about Linux topics ranging from overtures to Microsoft to the progress of Linux on the desktop.

Linux Gets Kernel-Based Modesetting

An anonymous reader writes "Next month when Fedora 9 is released it will be the first Linux distribution with support for kernel mode-setting, which is (surprisingly) a feature end-users should take note over. Kernel-based modesetting provides a flicker-free boot process, faster and more reliable VT switching, a Linux BSOD, and of most interest is much-improved suspend/resume support! The process of moving the modesetting code from the X.Org video driver into the Linux kernel isn't easy, but it should become official with the Linux 2.6.27 kernel, and the Intel video driver can already use this technology. Phoronix has a preview of kernel-based modesetting covering more of this new Linux feature accompanied by videos showing the dramatic improvements in virtual terminal switching.

HP releases its first Linux-powered laptop (DesktopLinux.com)

At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the University of Texas Supercomputing Center April 8, Hewlett-Packard announced the release of its first Linux-powered computer to be sold in the United States, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC running Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack 1. HP was expected to offer a Linux desktop, and now it has finally done so. It's not, however, the Linux desktop that many users expected. Instead of being a general-purpose consumer system or business PC, the Mini-Note is meant for the education market.

Novell cuts IBM System z Linux TCO

To further help customers experience the benefits of Linux on the mainframe, Novell has announced simplified pricing and discounts throughout 2008 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM's System z mainframes. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z lets customers consolidate distributed workloads onto System z servers to help minimize costs, reduce downtime and data center complexity, and increase flexibility. Under the new pricing, customers can purchase a three-year basic subscription to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z for the cost of two years, or for 33 percent less. A five-year basic subscription to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z can be had for the price of three years, for a 47 percent discount. Available via Novell and joint Novell-IBM resellers, these discounts apply to workload consolidation from non-Syst

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