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  • Ant

    Ant is an open source build tool (a program for putting together all the pieces of a program) from the Apache Software Foundation.  Definition

  • Perl

    Perl is a script programming language that is similar in syntax to the C language and that includes a number of popular UNIX facilities such as sed, awk, and tr.  Definition

  • X Window System (X or XWindows)

    The X Window System (sometimes referred to as "X" or as "XWindows") is an open, cross-platform, client/server system for managing a windowed graphical user interface in a distributed network.  Definition

  • makefile

    A makefile is used with the UNIX make utility to determine which portions of a program to compile.  Definition

  • pipe

    In computer programming, especially in UNIX operating systems, a pipe is a technique for passing information from one program process to another.  Definition

  • What's ahead for Samba-3, Samba-4 and FUD-fighting

    Get the scoop on upcoming new features in Samba-3 and Samba-4, recent events in FUD-fighting and the benefits that businesses can realize by adopting open source early from Samba guru John H. Terpstra.  Article

  • Samba's Terpstra shoots down open source misinformation

    Samba expert John H. Terpstra shoots down some FUD about Linux and open source and explains why he thinks users and IT pros could lose their jobs by sticking with Windows.  Article

  • What is GNU?

    Here's a guide to all things GNU and many other open source terms and products, too.  Ask the Expert

  • sudo (superuser do)

    Sudo (superuser do) is a utility for UNIX- and Linux-based systems that provides an efficient way to give specific users permission to use specific system commands at the root (most powerful) level of the system. Sudo also logs all commands and argum...  Definition

  • backward compatible (backward compatibility)

    Backward compatible (sometimes 'backward-compatible' or 'backwards compatible') refers to a hardware or software system that can successfully use data from earlier versions of the system or with other systems.  Definition

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