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The Linux Live CD Knoppix, which allows a Linux system to be booted from the CD without affecting systems already installed on the hard disk, has appeared in a new version. Knoppix 3.7 provides its user with the option of booting either Kernel 2.4.27 or 2.6.9., with KDE 3.3.1 serving as desktop. Ever since Version 3.6 Knoppix has in addition contained the Terminal Services FreeNX, a free version of the NX Terminal Services by NoMachines.

The world of software was transformed by the GNU General Public License. This chapter details the history and the ins and outs of this particular scheme of copyright licensing, and how it can be manifested legally when purchasing software.

Here's a theory you hear a lot these days: "Microsoft is finished. As soon as Linux makes some inroads on the desktop and web applications replace desktop applications, the mighty empire will topple." Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the Redmond company's demise are, to say the least, premature.

BeatrIX GNU/Linux is a LiveCD based off of Knoppix and Ubuntu packages. It is a small, fast desktop environment built for the average Windows user / Linux convert wannabe.

Carla Schroder, author of Linux Cookbook, has three tasty recipes to share in this week's excerpt. Whether you want tips on installing a program for easy uninstall, killing user processes, or better logins without passwords, Carla poses the problems and offers solutions. Too bad not all recipes can be this clear, quick, and painless. Join us again in a couple of weeks when Carla shares tips on running different window managers simultaneously with Xnest and hosting multiple domains with Apache.

There was good news for Linux enthusiasts from the database front last week, as enterprise Linux suppliers and database vendors made some deals.

I'm not really sure if you would call this the first real SUSE Linux release from under Novell's rule, but I tend to think of it as such. Even though it's their official 9.2 release, I kinda feel like I'm looking at Novell SUSE 1.0 if you know what I mean (even though Novell recently released their own desktop this year). Almost like a rebirthing of sorts. SUSE has always been one of the best desktop distributions on the planet and I think Novell has enough knowledge under their belt to make this distro one of the most sought after enterprise-class desktops available today. Have they pulled it off with this release? Read on...

Flash is making a splash in the device market, says an engineering services firm deputized by Macromedia to resell embedded Flash technology to low-volume licensees. Vibren says Flash is coming to POS (point-of-sales/service) terminals, personal organizers, PC replacements, small-screen airline entertainment devices, real-time securities trading terminals, digital signs, and more.

Worried about your children receiving adult-oriented spam while on the Internet? I was. Here's how I solved the problem by protecting their email addresses using Postfix and MySQL.

One of the stories buzzing around at last spring's BrainShare was about Novell possibly returning to the embedded operating system arena with a stripped-down, device-enabling version of SuSE Linux.

Oracle and VMware will announce on Monday a cooperative effort linking Oracle's database and VMware's software for letting a single server run several independent operating systems. Through the deal, Oracle's 10g database will work on VMware's virtual-machine software, developers will collaborate on address technology and performance issues and the companies will work on joint marketing, support and products, VMware said in a statement.

Students find some refuge in Linux learning experience.

I first began running Linux when SUSE 5.3 and Mandrake 6.1 were the latest distros. Since that time I can't count all the distributions of *nix/nux I've tried and worked with. For the last nine months, however, I've been a happy camper with my Slackware desktop.

MySQL AB, which recently released MySQL 4.1, today announced a pair of tools that will provide a visual interface to MySQL database data. MySQL Query Browser is a GUI toolset that simplifies database usage. Users can visually select, query, create, modify and delete database fields and tables. The integrated script editor provides a visual interface for creating, editing and debugging SQL scripts. Using the results window in the Query Browser, users can also now manage and compare multiple queries.

During the past week at OSDir.com we did some cool screenshot tours, including Hikarunix 0.2, Debian-Installer RC 2, Lineox Enterprise Linux 4.0 Beta, and Thunderbird 1.0. Check it out!

A complete listing of our Linux and Open Source screenshot tours is here.

HP's worldwide director of Linux marketing sees HP embracing open-source software and exploring the Linux desktop.

Red Hat and IBM will jointly help software vendors certify their applications for Linux in a partnership announced today. The programme is designed to make it easier for vendors to migrate their software to Linux, and will also give IBM and Red Hat a boost by enlarging the pool of applications certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux with IBM hardware and middleware.

The first thing anyone considering using Fedora needs to know is this is not a safe, sane Linux distribution. It's not meant to be. Fedora is the test bed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and is also the replacement for Red Hat Linux, with two major differences: there is no commercial edition, and it is intended to be a community project, rather than solely a Red Hat product. This is the playground for Red Hat engineers and random volunteer developers to go nuts and try out wacky new things, and users get to play along. It has a fast release cycle of 2-3 times per year, with shiny new things in every release. So you should expect a few bumps and lumps.

The Fedora Project is proud to announce a TESTING tree for Fedora Core 3 on the PowerPC platforms.

Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition software empowers progressive government to quickly and securely implement a centralized web portal to give common application access to 4,000 users