Don't hold your breath waiting for the companies that sell these 10 products to add them to the open-source software rebellion, but in a perfect world, it could happen.
Tags : Microsoft, OS, Apache, open-source software, Open-source Server

OS Roundup: What does an enterprise server OS look like in your perfect world? Find out how some real-world options -- from Linux to Unix to Windows to Mac OS X -- might stack up in a dream universe.
Tags : OS, Mac OS X, Unix server, Linux server, server os

Tip of the Trade: Bash redirection is tricky. Here's a handy cheat sheet for this open-source software utility.
Tags : Linux, OS, bash, open-source software

Frugal Server Admin: With Red Hat Enterprise Linux leading the charge of Linux OSes in the data center, Ubuntu Server has some catching up to do. But don't count it out.
Tags : OS, Ubuntu, Canonical, Linux server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Tip of the Trade: Anyone who has encountered the Perl @INC array in the context of a 'cannot find module' error knows the value of being able to see a list of directories on you Linux server. Here's how to access @INC and find obscurely located modules before they are lost.
Tags : Linux, OS, perl, Linux server

OS Round Up: Despite the strength of backers Intel and Nokia, Meego has already fallen prey to a common open-source software pitfall -- a moronic name. Can it overcome its nomenclature handicap and help make Linux the OS of choice for mobile computing?
Tags : Intel, smartphone, Nokia, OS, mobile linux

In Windows Server 2008, Group Policy Preferences simplifies client management to make it possible to reap the chief benefits of an Active Directory environment. The Control Panel Settings nodes in the Group Policy Management Editor makes this possible.
Tags : OS, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory

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

Tip of the Trade: The default values in /etc/hosts used in several Linux distributions have long been known to cause issues. Here's how to fix them in Apache 2.
Tags : Linux, OS, Apache, Ubuntu, Debian

OS Roundup: The contrast couldn't be any starker: On Wednesday, Oracle will tell the world why it means business, and Apple will likely show off some new playthings.
Tags : iPhone, Oracle, Apple, OS, Sun

Tip of the Trade: Hard disk thrashing? Check out Iotop, a Python program similar to top that enables you to keep an eye on disk I/O.
Tags : OS, Ubuntu, Debian, Python, I/O

OS Roundup: Google might paint itself as benevolent market leader, but make no mistake, it's following the playbook written in Redmond. And Microsoft's not about to give up so easily. With the hype for Chrome OS growing, expect things to get ugly -- fast.
Tags : Google, Microsoft, Windows, OS, Cloud

Tip of the Trade: Booting from a USB stick can be very useful, but it's not an option for netbook users. With usb-creator from Ubuntu, however, it's possible.
Tags : ISO, OS, Ubuntu, USB, netbook

Lab tests show OS X installation is quicker than Windows Server, plus it's a cheaper alternative.
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Open Group execs discuss Unix's direction -- and what Linux's growth means for the platform's future.
Tags : standards, Unix, OS

Tip of the Trade: Less chocolatey, but more useful. Since 2000, the Perl Advent Calendar has been providing a useful Perl module each day from December 1 through Christmas Eve.
Tags : Linux, OS, perl

Tip of the Trade: The flip-flop operator in Perl is quite useful for comparing arguments, but it does have some surprising quirks.
Tags : Linux, OS, tip of the trade, perl

Tip of the Trade: Perl is a great tool for reading in information from a file. Several useful special variables can be used to neaten up code or alter the default behavior when reading in records.
Tags : programming, Linux, OS, programming language, perl

Tip of the Trade: Have typos in your email file names. Hey, it happens to the best of us! Normally, it's an easy fix, but if you have a file with a name starting -, it's not so easy. To fix this, you need an escape sequence for rm itself, not the shell.
Tags : OS, file management

Is innovation overrated? Both Windows and Mac OS X have found success by borrowing from each other and building on it -- a model not that dissimilar from Linux and the open source software movement.
Tags : Apple, Microsoft, OS, Mac OS, Mac OS X