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Qt vs. MFC

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 02, 2002 at 6:03 PM

Philippe Fremy has written a nice piece describing the benefits of the Qt toolkit over Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC). For those of you not familar with Qt, it is the toolkit used by the KDE desktop as well as the Qtopia environment featured on the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Qt - unlike MFC - works on Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X (Aqua).

Linux in the enterprise

By Staff Staff | Jul 30, 2002 at 8:35 PM

In an article for fellow LDN-member site LinuxandMain.com, Anthony Awtrey comments on GNU/Linux's tremendous growth in the server market. ” I have searched for market information and corporate strategy documents that outline where we are today and give some idea where we are headed. At first glance I can tell you that plans to deploy Linux and other Open Source software are evident everywhere. Independent software vendors, especially those writing software for niches like computer aided design, law offices and medical practices, are porting their applications from Windows and commercial Unix to Linux to take advantage of customer interest.”

RedHat to KDE: ''Do as I say, not as I do.''

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 29, 2002 at 11:44 PM

It started seemingly innocuously enough; a letter was received by one member of the KDE development team asking the KDE Project to use RedHat Linux on machines at LWCE and to display RedHat's shadow man logo on those machines. In exchange, the letter from RedHat explained, KDE would “benefit from many valuable marketing benefits in our booth, on our website, and in our newsletter.”

UPDATE (7/30/2002 15:21 and 16:04 EDT): New information from RedHat is available at the bottom of this article.

OfB Open Choice Awards 2002

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 26, 2002 at 2:06 AM
Picking the best applications and solutions out of all the wonderful options that have become available for Linux is no small task. However in this first annual OfB Open Choice Awards, we attempt to do our best at just that. While some of our choices might prove somewhat controversial, we feel that all of the picks are uniquely situated as the best choice for deployment in the enterprise.

Debian Hits 3-Oh with Woody

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 22, 2002 at 6:16 PM

In an announcement late last week, the Debian Project released its much anticipated Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 distribution. Debian is well known for its high level of stability, as well as powerful package (software) management tools.

Rumors of TurboLinux's Demise Surface

By Staff Staff | Jul 19, 2002 at 12:54 AM

In a story published today, LinuxGram reported that Linux distributor TurboLinux may have collapsed. The report is not entirely surprising, TurboLinux has been struggling for some time, and outside its strong hold in Asia, the distribution had dismal results at best.

Walmart.Com Starts Offering Mandrake Boxes

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 15, 2002 at 12:31 PM

In a move anticipated since rumors of talks leaked out last month, MandrakeSoft issued a press release today announcing the availability of PC's at Wal-Mart's internet division with Mandrake Linux preloaded. This move follows Wal-Mart's earlier offering of PC's with LindowsOS pre-installed last month.

SuSE Linux 8.0 User Commentaries

By Staff Staff | Jul 12, 2002 at 12:02 PM

Two long time Linux users - Jerry Kreps and Jethro Cramp - agreed to give us their thoughts on SuSE Linux 8.0. You can find their comments below.

Is SuSE 8 SuPERB?

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 12, 2002 at 12:00 PM

When my copy of SuSE Linux 8.0 arrived, I felt almost like I was coming home after a long trip. SuSE had been my primary Linux distribution for over two years, until last November, so it was exciting to see what they had been up to. SuSE 8.0 seems as good a way as any to come back to SuSE, after all it was the first distribution to ship with KDE 3, and it comes with a truckload of improvements over previous versions.

Itanium 2 likes Linux

By Staff Staff | Jul 08, 2002 at 11:35 AM

NewsForge has a short piece on the launch of the Itanium 2 platform. “Hewlett-Packard and Intel will announce with great fanfare the pending release of the Itanium 2 platform today, and you'll probably be able to read several stories with the two companies saying their new 64-bit architecture is going to breath new life into the Itanium line and kick the competition's butt. HP is also touting the Itanium 2 as a perfect match for Linux.”

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