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SCO has become one of the most hated companies in the country, and it has sparked a vitriolic war over the future of software. Linux advocates regard SCO as part of a broader campaign to snuff out the software, known by its smiling penguin logo.

In most modern desktop environments there is a small applet that allows users to quickly switch between keyboard layouts when they need to type text in more than one language. However, there are situations where this solution is not quite satisfactory. The X Window System used on most Unix-like systems today uses X Keyboard Extension (XKB) for translating keystrokes into character codes. Thanks to XKB's flexibility, one can easily create custom keyboard layouts.

The story of the Linux Terminal Server Project begins with a business problem to be solved in the late 1990s, but it doesn't end there. Rarely has a free software project had such a positive impact on so many lives as has the LTSP. Whether it's being used in business, schools, or to provide Internet access for homeless in Brazil, the LTSP provides a means of escaping the crushing costs of proprietary computing and extending the life of obsolete hardware to provide computing power to those who might otherwise not have it. I recently exchanged email with LTSP project leader Jim McQuillan.

Ever since Microsoft started publicly outing Linux with their "Get the Facts" campaign, I have seen numerous articles and studies about the TCO (total cost of ownership) of both products in a head to head manner. However, I have yet to see one article discuss the TCO for home users and small businesses. I have thought long and crunched many numbers to devise a conclusion to this years old debate and I think the results are obvious... Windows is way more expensive than Linux.

This article focuses on the development of a spam filter, through the example of milter-greylist, a greylisting plugin for Sendmail. We assume that the reader knows the C programming language reasonably well. A basic understanding of TCP/IP is also useful.

Turbolinux Operating Systems Will Be Deployed in 14 Railway Bureaus, 230 Railway Stations and Over 440 Passenger Package Delivery Service Facilities Throughout China

On December 28, 1969, when Linus Torvalds was born little did any one know that today, his name would be worth a multi-billion dollar software solution which later become a household name as 'Linux' Operating System (OS).

Leader in Linux Desktop Consumer Market to Bring High-Quality Font Rendering and Character Hinting to Linux

Directory administrator is an open-source project, an administrative tool for an LDAP enabled directory service such as OpenLDAP, eDirectory, Sun Java System Directory Server and others.

Adobe has released Adobe Acrobat Reader and its Adobe PDF format for a consumer electronics-focused version of Linux.

The right of passage no one noticed.

LinuxDevices.com is proud to present this interview with Glenn Henry, founder of VIA processor subsidiary Centaur, and former Dell CTO and IBM Fellow. Henry discusses the founding of Centaur, its strategy and products, and why Linux is fundamental to his company's success.

It's refreshing to see Microsoft has finally acknowledged Linux as a direct competitor, but it's unfortunate that marketing campaigns are rarely confined to factual content. For example, Microsoft's earlier "Information at your fingertips" slogan was more goal than a reality.

In most modern desktop environments there is a small applet that allows users to quickly switch between keyboard layouts when they need to type text in more than one language. However, there are situations where this solution is not quite satisfactory. The X Window System used on most Unix-like systems today uses X Keyboard Extension (XKB) for translating keystrokes into character codes. Thanks to XKB's flexibility, one can easily create custom keyboard layouts.