...the humble Gnome editor is often compared to Windows notepad app. A simple editor with minimal features that is pathetic for anything else.

Not true!

Debate abounds between Linux lovers which distribution to choose on the desktop. But what about the server? Yes, all versions of Linux are equally capable of serving your mail and web site, but just what is it in those so-called "enterprise" editions that make them, well, enterprise-y?

"This was originally posted 13 years ago today by John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

People like to publish top-10 lists of all sorts. And "reasons to switch to Linux" is no exception. Many of those have been published, and the latest entry is here. However, I think the author completely forgot a very important point.

Telephony continues to remain the dominant form of customer interaction for most businesses today, and is certainly a fundamental component of effective service.

Myka is shipping an embedded Linux device that downloads, stores, and plays BitTorrent media files on an attached TV. Available in 80GB, 160GB, and 500GB models, plus a Developer's Edition with a 1TB disk, the Myka appliances offload BitTorrent peer-to-peer duties from a PC.

What can a Linux user do if you've been dumped to a black screen with a terminal prompt with a cursor blinking at you and you REALLY need access to troubleshooting information NOW? No GUI, no Firefox, no Opera.

"Out of the box Gnus might not be too bad speed-wise, but once you’ve added the odd tweak (or 50) you’ll notice it taking a few seconds to open a buffer of, say, 400 threaded emails. For me that’s bare-able but I can see why others might become frustrated (especially coming from Mutt for instance). Below are some tips on how to make things much easier when dealing with a lot of mail..."