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Introduction to the New X11 Font System

By Staff Staff | Feb 18, 2003 at 8:50 PM

Ok folks, while I generally like the X Window System, I will be the first to admit that setting fonts has always been a major pain. It's one of those things in X where someone can always point at it and say “See, this is why X sucks!” Well, not for long. There's a new system being prepped for XFree86 4.3 and it's already somewhat in use for X 4.2. It's called fontconfig, and it will make things a whole lot simpler. Read on below.

Lindows.com Introduces Built-in Antivirus Defense System for LindowsOS

By Staff Staff | Feb 18, 2003 at 1:34 PM

Lindows.com, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of an integrated antivirus service for LindowsOS. This new service, called VirusSafe, uses the best-of-breed VexiraTM Antivirus for Linux workstation by Central Command, a leading provider of antivirus software and computer security services. Lindows.com has addressed the #1 software request for its desktop Linux operating system at the low price of just $29 annually.

Interview with Lycoris marketing Director

By Staff Staff | Feb 17, 2003 at 6:05 PM

Lycoris Interview with Jason Spisak the Marketing Director, at Lycoris. Lycoris provides operating systems such as Desktop LX and Productivity suites for office use. “We provide an alternative to Microsoft's core products at a much greater value.” A great interview, something to look over defiantly.

Patch & Security in Open Source World

By Staff Staff | Feb 17, 2003 at 6:01 PM

Maintaining patches for software has always been a part of software administration, especially Open Source applications that constantly releasing a new patch or revisions due to the fast bug spotting by all contributing developers around the world. It is very important for system administrators to secure themselves by installing publicly available software patches.

Review of Knoppix and KDE 3.1

By Staff Staff | Feb 16, 2003 at 12:35 AM

Welcome to a review on Knoppix and KDE 3.1. Knoppix is a distribution of Linux, the open source operating system, that runs completely on a single CD, making no use of the hard drive. This is perfect for people like me, who have always wanted to try out Linux, but never could because they didn't want to completely install a new operating system. This is my first time trying Linux, and my primary operating system is Windows XP. For me, Windows XP is fine. It does everything I need, which is mostly web development and regular computer usage, and is completely stable. However, after KDE 3.1 was released, I felt like I needed to try it out because it looked very nice.

Lindows at the Showdown

By Timothy R. Butler | Feb 14, 2003 at 12:14 AM
Lindows has aimed to become the GNU/Linux distribution for anyone coming from Windows to Linux (hence the name). They have, without a doubt, pushed the envelope for marketing and pushed the operating system into the mainstream media and retailers. Still, does LindowsOS have what it takes to be the victor of the Penguin Shootout?

Introducing News Watch

By Timothy R. Butler | Feb 14, 2003 at 12:12 AM

News Watch provides the latest enterprise GNU/Linux and Free Software headlines from around the web
conveniently on the OfB.biz homepage. In essence, News Watch provides for the return of the high quality enterprise GNU/Linux news aggregation that we offered before refocusing on original articles. In addition to the News Watch box on our front page, each of our topical categories now
features a News Watch section to make it easy to spot other resources of news, in addition to Open for Business, for each topic.

91:E Releases New Line of Linux Computers

By Staff Staff | Feb 12, 2003 at 3:48 PM

91:E has released a line of computers running Xandros Desktop. You can find the announcement below.

IBM Backs Off Linux Support for Itanium

By Staff Staff | Feb 11, 2003 at 7:22 PM
IBM has pulled back on its work tuning the Linux operating system for Intel's Itanium processor, in a move that possibly points to a larger shift away from the fledgling processor, according to an analyst.

Lindows, the anti-Windows, Turns Out to Be a Lot of Work

By Staff Staff | Feb 10, 2003 at 6:41 PM

For several years now I have thought longingly about Linux, the power-to-the-people operating system that is said to be as stable as a rock, open and free and the embodiment of everything good in the world - in short, the exact opposite of Microsoft's Windows, both technically and politically.

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