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Linux on the Cloud: IBM, Novell & Red Hat

Today, March 16th, has been filled with Linux and cloud news. Which is great, I guess, if you’re ready to trust your data to the cloud.

In case you don’t follow Linux as closely as I do, here’s the round-up. Red Hat and Novell have joined up with IBM to provide a new open cloud environment [...]

And the best Linux desktop distro of all is…

hen it comes to Linux, there is no one size fits all answer. But, unlike other desktop operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to squeeze you into a system’s that’s too large or too small. Instead, Linux offers a wide variety of distributions and one of them is likely be the right one for you.

Linux, you [...]

Linux Foundation helps Linux job hunters

These are rotten times for job hunters, but if you know Linux, you’ve got a better shot at getting a job. And, now the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization that backs Linux’s growth is doing its part to help by starting a new Web site: the Linux Jobs Board.

According to the Linux Foundation, “the new [...]

A decade of Linux

More than ten-years ago, I helped Linux’s adoption a little bit along by proving out that Linux and Samba actually worked faster than the then dominant Windows NT operating system. Today, as we bid the ‘noughts’ adieu, everyone uses Linux from devices, such as DVR (digital video recorders) and smartphones; to the Internet where everything [...]

Two other great Linux distributions: MEPIS & Mint

I just reviewed three of the most popular Linux distributions–Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu–and each one is great for the right user. That said, there are many other excellent distributions, so let me tell you about two of my other favorites: MEPIS and Mint.

MEPIS is easily the most obscure of my favorite distributions. Unlike most Linux [...]