Jason Brooks

Is your enterprise safe running Microsofts Internet Explorer browser? In many cases, no, and its time that organizations started taking security seriously enough to consider a switch. IE, along with the rest of Windows, is designed with the primary goal of making life easier for developers while hiding the resulting complexity for users. Unfortunately, this […]

Almost a year ago, RealNetworks announced plans to develop an open-source version of its media player. A couple of weeks ago, the fruit of that project reached a beta state of ripeness with the release of test versions of Reals Helix Player and RealPlayer 10 clients for Linux and Unix. I took both clients out […]

The Linux kernel and the open-source software components that surround it have progressed to a point where Linux on the desktop has become attractive for certain enterprise deployments. However, several challenges remain for desktop Linux, many of which relate to supporting the galaxy of hardware devices that exist for desktop and laptop computers. /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here […]

Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java Desktop System and Red Hat Inc.s Red Hat Desktop are built on free software, but neither is free of cost. Both desktop Linux products have annual, per-machine subscription fees, although its possible, with either product, to cancel a subscription and continue using the software indefinitely without updates or support. However, the […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

A book caught my attention recently with the title “How Linux Works.” Its a broad-sounding title, and thats what interested me. There are many flavors of Linux, but most of the Linux books Ive picked up tend to be tied to a particular distribution, usually Red Hat, and filled with screen shots illustrating how to […]

Desktop Linux is good enough to supplant Windows in a number of enterprise desktop roles, and it has been for some time now. However, major enterprise Linux vendors—most notably Red Hat Inc.—have been too busy until recently with server-room Linux to produce desktop products with the sort of management frameworks and stable product road maps […]

One of the most convenient things about Red Hats Fedora Core 2 Linux distribution is how freely available it is. Fedora CD and DVD images are available for download and redistribution, and you dont need a yearly subscription to get updates, as with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read eWEEK Labs review of […]

Red Hat Inc.s Fedora Core 2 is a good general-purpose Linux distribution that ships with a broad selection of open-source software that can capably serve in roles ranging from desktop to server. Click here to read the full review of Fedora Core 2. 2 Red Hat Inc.s Fedora Core 2 is a good general-purpose Linux […]