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"It seems that whenever I suggest a Linux word processor to a coworker or friend, they wait until I am finished describing all of the features and then ask, "Can it import a Word document?" Features
"Okay, here's the secret handshake now open your Kamona."
"Linux One, however, doesn't seem to understand. I was surprised to see that they even had a booth, as the controversial startup has done some rather embarrassing things in the wake of their IPO announcement."
If UCITA is adopted, it will threaten the free software community with disaster. (Updated with Richard Stallman's responses to selected readers' comments.)
"... the 2.4 release of the Linux kernel is almost completed. Submitted for your approval, this document describes some of the new features..."
"As we sifted through the news stories... what we were seeing was not just a solid counter to the FUD about Linux, but solid evidence that the Linux march to 'world domination' is actually happening!"
"With the Microsoft antitrust trial moving toward a conclusion, the question of what to demand of Microsoft if it loses is coming to the fore."
"... a large fraction of the code is bound under non-disclosure agreements, and would not be opened under any settlement or court order..."
"... forcing MS to open their source would be akin to the 'shot heard round the world'..." -- Norm Jacobowitz
"I started off being an electrical engineer... and after seeing a friend of mine fried by 13,600 volts and 400 amps, which was not a pretty sight, I decided to switch over to the software thing..."
We often hear the more successful Linux-related companies talk about how their aim is for 'all boats in the harbor to rise'.
The Mindcraft tests are being re-done, but they still won't allow any members of the Linux community to be present.
"In an April 27, 1999 article entitled "Will Mindcraft II Be Better?" Linux Today presented a one-sided report clearly designed to destroy Mindcraft's credibility and to falsely make our reports look wrong. I want to set the record straight..."
"Samba development team member, Jeremy Allison, takes issue with one benchmark requirement stipulated my Mindcraft..."
Kernel developer Alan Cox has submitted an editorial with his views on Bruce's latest statements.
What does Linux need today?
"With a checklist from D. H. Brown, the Linux Community has an Enterprise Blueprint."
"They're fighting, so it's only a matter of time..."
"Giving the public the full spectrum of general-purpose software is within our reach -- unless giving software to the public is prohibited. Software patents threaten to do that."
"The advantages of the free Linux operating system are clear. But will financial institutions overcome its perceived lack of support and embrace the new IT culture it heralds?"
This article will try to describe some of the major features that users can expect out of KDE 2.0.
Being multilingual is not always an advantage.
"Maybe we should ban different distributions too! Too much choice there."
"Ultimately, only copyleft will shut out inherently inferior proprietary interests and ensure that free software prevails."
Tom Adelstein summarizes his ideas of how to be a successful Linux consultant.
Ask yourself if you can afford to wait for two weeks while a proprietary software product is patched for holes.
"A number of people have asked the GNU Project if we would like to branch out from free software into free hardware designs..."
Serious professional consultants can now get out of the house and start selling Linux solutions.
"Ultimately, I believe the future of games on Linux will depend on our egos, or rather upon our lack thereof. Game programmers are traditionally very bad at trusting anyone other than themselves to write useful code, but open source development will only work if we can grow up enough to leave this attitude behind us."
The latest e-mail "virus", Explore.Zip, crippled e-mail systems worldwide, exploiting a combination of Microsoft Operating System features and, mostly, the gullibility of its users. "This will never happen under Linux!", the usual advocates cry. Perhaps not yet. And the reasons why are something to give serious thought to...
The head of the GNOME project is quite a character.
This is a spanish translation of Tom Adelstein's popular article 'How to successfully sell Linux'.
This is a spanish translation of Tom Adelstein's popular article 'Consultative Selling'.
The third in Tom Adelstein's Linux consultative selling series.
A Plea and Support Guide. Warning: this story is over 100K in size.
A Paul Ferris original. He describes the condition of the mainstream press.
Linux Today Releases New Media Kit and Announces April Sweepstakes Winner
"Linux provides excellent solutions for a number of consulting engagements. Locating the best prospect for the solution and presenting it in the best light can help ensure your success and everyone's around you."
Which Startups Succeed?
User interfaces for Unix from an amateur's point of view
"This would be devastating for the future of free software."
Consultancies thrive on alliances. The best consultancies provide teams of professionals to manage their alliances and make them work... This article is the seventh in a series on Consultative Sales and Marketing."
"The mood is more solemn than previous shows that I have attended, and the audience is certainly less educated than would be found at the more grass-roots type shows (LinuxExpo, ALS, etc)." (Warning - Graphically heavy page!)
The main issues facing the free software movement today "have to do with protecting our freedom in the areas where we have achieved freedom and extending that freedom into other areas where we haven't achieved it yet." (Audio broadcast now available).
"Linux fragmenting? No way. Instead, it's cheerfully absorbing its competition."
"I work very hard to improve my productivity. Enter the Happy Hacker Keyboard."
Is Red Hat trying to use their trademark unfairly? Not really.
"As people in industry begin to see the advantages of Linux as a network operating environment, I believe it will become the de facto standard. Few can deny the benefits of the platform in the enterprise."
"You get asked the question by ordinary people: Just what is this Linux thing anyway?"
Linux 2.4 will build on the great advancements provided under Linux 2.2 to become an even better platform for desktop, server, and embedded tasks.
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