Open source has a lot of advantages. For starters, the license is free, which means you take a huge part of the expense out of the equation, but just because the license is free doesn't mean the entire implementation is. You still have to learn about it, set it up, possibly customize it, roll it out, train your users and so forth, just as with any enterprise software.

When it's about time for a new version of Ubuntu to arrive, usually I end up installing a late alpha or beta version before the final release. This wasn't the case with Ubuntu 8.10, so I've had a pretty smooth transition. Recently I did get time to take a stab at working out some of the issues I have been having.

An article that looks at the penetration of GNU/Linux one year ago

Packt is pleased to announce a new book on the Commmon Unix Printing System (CUPS) that teaches users to monitor and secure its server. Written by Ankur Shah, CUPS Administrative Guide will show users to manage printers through the command line and web interface.

Red Hat may not be spending much when it comes to the company holiday party this year, but it certainly is no Scrooge. Rather than splurge on a swanky party for its employees, the Linux distributor will give money and food to charity.

Microsoft has financial problems, gets tougher and may drive away customers in the process

The Ilumina's basic component is its 32-inch LCD TV panel. Inside it are computer parts that run a scaled-down version of Ubuntu Linux operating system.

When you’re playing with alpha versions of Ubuntu and you accidentally delete your kernel, don’t fret and think to yourself about backing up your data and reinstalling. Get in there and fix it with a chroot command.