Top Stories by Mark R. Hinkle
Fedora Core (http://fedora.redhat.com) is one of the world's most popular
Linux distributions in part from support by Red Hat and a strong community of
users. It also has been a proving ground for Red Hat to develop technologies
that will eventually make their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Recently Red Hat has spun off the Fedora Core Project into its own
organization in much the same way that the Mozilla project was spun out of
Netscape back in the late 1990s. Both Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
have proven to be raging successes in their own right for both Red Hat and
Linux users who choose to pursue a do-it-yourself approach to Linux. For
those of you looking for additional resources to learn more about these
distributions, you could consider the Red Hat Fed... (more)
Everyone knows Intel wants to sell processors but the question is does it
really care what operating system is running on the chip? The answer is
apparently yes. It's taken notice of the effect Linux is having in the IT
market and it's reacting. For example, Linux has continued to grow as
governments worldwide invest in Open Source software. These users want an end
to proprietary lock-in... (more)
Linux is infinitely configurable. It's so flexible it runs on mainframes,
cell phones, PCs, even gaming stations and digital video recorders (DVRs).
This is one of its biggest strengths especially for those who want control or
the freedom to tailor a desktop PC to their specific needs. It is also a boon
to the system administrator who may want to configure the desktop to the
point where ... (more)
With the U.S. economy and IT spending finally appearing to be making a
comeback and China and India adopting IT faster than you can say symmetric
multiprocessing, why am I predicting layoffs?
I'm not predicting layoffs so much as a shift from vendors and service
providers who don't support the integration of open source and commercial
systems. You see, I lead somewhat of a sheltered life -... (more)
In this issue, Dr. Migration introduces Linux on the desktop – the second
wave of Linux. As Linux becomes more popular and vendors pledge support, we
move closer to victory for the Linux community and the desktop PC user.
IT vendors, including Sun, HP, and IBM, have pledged support and have begun
to formulate strategies for integration of Linux with their server product
offerings. Softwar... (more)
Mark Hinkle is the Vice President of Community at Zenoss Inc. the maker of the open source application, server, and network management software. He also is along-time open source expert and advocate. He is a co-founder of both the Open Source Management Consortium and the Desktop Linux Consortium. He has served as Editor-in-Chief for both LinuxWorld Magazine and Enterprise Open Source Magazine. Hinkle is also the author of the book, "Windows to Linux Business Desktop Migration" (Thomson, 2006). His blog on open source, technology, and new media can be found at 
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