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Linux/OSS support weaknesses
There may be an abundance of free support available online from the open source community, but there are drawbacks.30 Apr 2003
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Linux/OSS support, part 2: Ten reasons to turn to open source support services
Free software support is usually just an e-mail or a mailing list away for the open-source community.30 Apr 2003
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What is support?
The trouble with evangelizing Linux/OSS support is that support means different things to different people.29 Apr 2003
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Linux/OSS support, part 1: Does free equal shoddy?
In part one of a series on Linux and open-source support, experts and enterprise Linux users delve into the reasons why enterprises may be leery of free IT support.29 Apr 2003
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Expert Q&A: Putting Linux storage to work
Linux servers have proven their mettle on the edge of the enterprise, as print and file servers. What's next? Storage is the next frontier, according to SearchEnterpriseLinux.com's resident experts...28 Apr 2003
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The Wrong Choice: Sometimes it's Linux, consultant says
An IT consultant says Linux was the wrong choice for one of his clients, one who ended up getting done in by a remote programmer with too big a fingerprint on a custom application.24 Apr 2003
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Open-source security shines in Samba case
Recently discovered flaws in Samba demonstrate how the code-review process used by the open-source community exposes security flaws and how developers now focus on security first.23 Apr 2003
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Quick Takes: More vendor wares available on AMD Opteron
Computer Associates, MandrakeSoft and Microway announced various products available on the newly announced Opteron 64-bit processor from AMD.22 Apr 2003
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Enterprises using Linux may take liking to Opteron
An Illuminata analyst said Linux shops, in particular those doing high-performance computing, could be among the early adopters of AMD's new 64-bit compatible Opteron processor.22 Apr 2003
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Making sense of GNU/Linux network protocols
To exchange information over a network, computers must communicate using a common language, or protocol. When you work with a network you do not need to know all of the rules of each protocol, but ...16 Apr 2003
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Welcome to SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
Details on all of SearchEnterpriseLinux.com great features.15 Apr 2003
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Sun preaches open standards key to connected enterprises
Sun evangelist Simon Phipps said open standards will foster the growth of the Internet in today's connected world.09 Apr 2003
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Oracle executive: Linux is not a homemade television
Oracle Vice President Dave Dargo told the Linux on Wall Street Conference that Linux must be treated as an enterprise-class product, and not a tinker toy.08 Apr 2003
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One-on-one with Richard Stallman, part 1GNU founder opines on SCO-IBM suit
The SCO-IBM dispute raises many questions. If SCO Group prevails in court, could the GNU/Linux operating system be stripped of important code? Should users worry about future challenges from other groups?...08 Apr 2003
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One-on-one with Richard Stallman, part 2Free software is a social movement
The SCO lawsuit: a big problem for the free software world, or something that only the lawyers at Cravath, Swaine and Moore are thinking about? Ask Richard Stallman -- founder of the free software movement...08 Apr 2003
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The Wrong Choice: Firms balk, considering Linux too 'bleeding edge'
Two large companies consider Linux for important enterprise applications but, in the end, go with other platforms.03 Apr 2003
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Exec says Sun is a Linux believer
The perception that Sun Microsystems Inc. is a reluctant supporter of Linux is just plain wrong, according to Jack O'Brien, Sun's group manager for Linux strategy and marketing. Sun's Linux operati...02 Apr 2003
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Dos & don'ts: Smoothing out patch-management woes
Gibraltar Software CTO Mark Allen shares some advice on developing a strategy for patching critical systems and applications.02 Apr 2003