Three years ago, Red Hat launched an effort to sell partners open source solutions, and things didn't quite work out as planned.
Tags : Linux, Red Hat, Exchange server, Red Hat Exchange

Tip of the Trade: Readline is the library that handles Linux command-line input as well as input for applications. Most of the default settings work perfectly well, but some change the way tab-completion behaves and thus require modification.
Tags : Linux, OS, command line, readline

Mail server admins are quietly living out a past that never happened: A rule in SpamAssassin intended to stop spam dated outrageously in the future is snaring anything with a 2010 date.
Tags : Linux, spam, mail server, bug, spamassasin

OS Roundup: SCO and NetWare face extinction; Ubuntu may or may not hit the big leagues. Who else will win or lose big in the coming decade?
Tags : Linux, Windows, Ubuntu, iPhone OS, operating system

Big Blue's latest offerings are designed for enterprise customers looking to consolidate and virtualize on Linux.
Tags : Linux, IBM, mainframe, virtualization, system z

The latest OpenSUSE refresh updates core apps and changes the way Novell works with its community.
Tags : Linux, Novell, SUSE, openSUSE, OpenSUSE 11

OS Roundup: Talk free software and the free in question is the noble 'study and modify' free, not the 'I don't have to pay for this' ilk. Reality indicates otherwise, according to a recent survey.
Tags : Microsoft, Linux, open source, Windows, Red Hat

OS Roundup: Not Red Hat users, certainly. Sales and profits are up for the feature-laden OS. Meanwhile, HP UX's latest semi-annual update is out, and the verdict on its value is in.
Tags : Linux, Red Hat, Unix, HP-UX, HP UX

The latest HP UX release focuses on memory, availability and security features.
Tags : HP, Linux, Windows, Unix, HP UX

Cover Your Assets: Open source software is all about freedom, but is the price of freedom too high?
Tags : virtualization, Linux, open source, security, frugality

Virtually Speaking: With the OS and hypervisor converging, the phrase 'heterogeneous data center' may soon have new meaning.
Tags : virtualization, Linux, Hyper-V, VMware, OS

It may be an Active Directory world, but Likewise Open 5.3 makes it possible for Linux and Mac users to join in the conversation.
Tags : Linux, open source, Windows, Mac, Active Directory

OS Roundup: It's pretty much a given that just about any code written by humans is riddled with bugs. Isabelle is an app that aims to change this with tools that verify code using a logical calculus.
Tags : Linux, programming, OS

Tip of the Trade: Meet apt -- the best-kept secret for keeping up with the Debian release cycle.
Tags : Linux, OS, Debian, tip of the trade

OS Roundup: The enterprise Linux heavyweight posted some great numbers this quarter, but is good news from Red Hat good news for Red Hat?
Tags : Microsoft, Linux, open source, Red Hat, financial

OS Roundup: Happy birthday, Unix. There's much more to be said than 40 years old and not yet dead.
Tags : Linux, Apple, Unix, Microsoft, OS

Ubuntu 9.04 Linux leaps out to speed up the desktop and help server reach the cloud.
Tags : Linux, OS, Ubuntu, Canonical, Jaunty Jackalope

Cover Your Assets: Do you really need employees when a good service contract can fill the void at a fraction of the cost?
Tags : virtualization, search, Linux, open source, Vista