SUSE's chief technology officer said he believes the

practice of "backporting" features from the 2.6 Linux kernel into older versions is a "bad thing" because it interferes with standardization of the open source operating system.

hat better way is there to drum up interest in your

software after a shift in its brand name? If you're

Lindows CEO Michael Robertson, you give it away.

Home appliances giant Samsung Electronics is leaning

towards using Linux as the major operating system in

its products. A Samsung official said the company will increase the number of Linux-based items and developers to adopt Linux as a strategic operating system.

If you're still lumbering along with the antique Linux Loader LILO, you really ought to consider migrating to GRUB, the Grand Unified Bootloader. LILO is quite good, and, as the saying goes, if it ain't broke .... But GRUB has some advantages that make it, in my opinion, the Bootloader of today's generation. Here's why.

Augustin, who founded VA Research in 1993 and VA Linux Systems in 1998 now VA Software.

In his OSBC address to a standing-room-only audience titled "Living with Open Source: The New Rules for IT Vendors and Consumers," Augustin offered eight rules.

PDA Buyer's Guide has a collection of Linux PDA reviews that includes all existing Sharp Zaurus models as well as Yopy Linux PDA.

I came across Microsoft OpenOffice 1.1 Competitive Guide through a post on the TTLUG mailing list, and decided to answer it fully in a FDLed response because it will save quite a few people from typing everything.

Roll out a desktop Linux pilot project quickly without disturbing the legacy desktop OS.

When Red Hat inc. turned its general-purpose Linux

distribution from a retail product to the community-supported Fedora project, the company set out to define the project by the aggressiveness of its development course.

The "father" of Linux talks with InformationWeek about data-center Linux, trust, and SCO Group's lawsuits.