Slackware 7 is available on 2 CD-ROM's, Install and Source, each for $1.95. Slackware Linux is compatible with most Intel PC hardware and supports most CD-ROM drives, sound cards, ethernet devices, and mice.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) announced the formation of the CA Enterprise Linux Advisory Council, a comprehensive business initiative that will focus on identifying and defining new projects and products that will address the unique and specific needs of Enterprise Linux users.

Mr. Maeyama, the President of Fujitsu Software Operations, says that "Fujitsu believes that new operating environments, in personal computing especially the emerging Linux alternative, is today a viable solution platform for many customers. Providing software on Linux is therefore a logical step."

SuSE Linux 6.3 is now even easier to install and use. With 1500 applications and utilities, including over 230 brand-new and 180 revised packages, SuSE Linux offers the MOST Linux applications in one package.

This article presents a list of all web browsers available for Linux to date. The author, Ricardo Y. Igarashi, used all the patience inherited from his oriental ancestors to install all of these individual pieces of software (some of them only geeky toys, some current, and others already jurassic) on his PC, and share with us his impressions.

The AltaVista 'requirements' page hints at it, and their troubleshooting page confirms it: The method for ensuring that people do not sidestep the compulsory advertising is deeply entwined with Microsoft Explorer and the OLE dlls. To my knowledge, there is _no_ _equivalent_ _way_ to do this under Linux.

I went about my place of work with a simple question: "I have been asked to select the music for the new background music system. Should I put Billy Gates and the Innovators doing "Freedom to Own It All" or Linus Torvalds and the Free Software Foundation Brass in a rendition of "The Penguinista National Anthem" in the top play spot?

With Linux being ever more present in the Desktop arena, and being administered by non technical people on their home computers, a continuous lament is lack of printer support.

Start-up OpenSales recently released the source code for what it says is the first open source, Linux-based e-commerce platform, dubbed "OpenMerchant." The no-cost software is available for download from the company's website.

Some time ago we brought you all the news that there was a free COBOL compiler for Linux in the works. Well, we are happy to bring you all an update.