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Should we be learning Linux?

As a system administrator does it make sense to add Linux to your resume?

Inprise bridges gap between Linux, Windows

Inprise says that it will add cross-platform capabilities to the Linux versions of Delphi and C++ Builder. The tools, code-named Kylix, are in beta and scheduled for release by the end of the year.

Determining the legality of the GPL

Before summer's end, a long-awaited court test of the GNU General Public License may be filed.

The penguin goes mobile

Linux might well be a dark horse ready to race against Palm, Microsoft and others for mobile devices. The open source OS has quietly won over some very big backers in the handheld arena, including IBM and Intel.

Interview: Kurt Granroth, KDE evangelist

Kurt Granroth is living his dream job working for SuSE on any productive aspect of KDE development that tickles his fancy.

Interview: Volker Wiegand, President of SuSE Inc.

A Linux user since the days of the 0.11 kernel, Wiegand seems to have a jump start on the lessons of the next century.

Ready for take-off?

Many of the industry's stronger players now feel confident enough to defy Microsoft and include Linux in their strategic plans.

SCO straightens its Linux message

The Santa Cruz Operation says it's likely to announce its plans for a Linux distribution this week. Really, and no kidding this time.

Maddog says porting of Office and Quicken critical

Jon "Maddog" Hall believes that even though applications that are equal in functionality to Office and Quicken have been ported to Linux, users of these applications are loyal to them and prefer to stay with them.

A SPARC powerhouse

You may wonder why someone would run Linux on a SPARC rather than on an Intel-based machine that would have a larger selection of binary-compatible software. The simple answer is that many companies already have the hardware.