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As a programmer and manager of embedded software products for a living, I think that operating system programming is so much fun that it will eventually be outlawed. I've previously published two articles on OSNews, So, you want to write an operating system and Climbing the kernel mountain, and tried to summarize my experience in designing operating system kernels as well as technical traps that can be easily avoided.

Network operations have always carried the high cost of license fees, downtime and support and maintenance. Linux offers a different way for business to operate with regard to these issues. And companies like Sun, IBM and Oracle are very much on your side.

With curtains closing on the Novell Linux Day (held in Mumbai yesterday), what impact has SuSE caused on the Indian CIOs mind? CXOtoday took a closer look at the event to gauge the response to Novell’s ambitious plans for SuSE in the country.

The second article of this two-part series explores more advanced lex/yacc development and introduces basic troubleshooting techniques. See e-mail headers parsed before your very eyes! Marvel at cryptic error messages! See a computer actually compute something!

Name change now official

The Adams-Blake company's Jaya123.com is home to a cross-platform, Web-based financial system that came to be because of one programmer's frustration with Windows' instability and susceptibility to viruses.

Risks associated with having electronic communications subpoenaed during lawsuits or regulatory investigations have prompted some businesses to establish policies to address email concerns, but many firms are clueless when it comes to handling instant messaging issues.

LinuxBeta.com has prepared a screenshot slideshow of Feather Linux 0.5.7.

LinuxBeta.com has put together a slideshow of ZerahStar Zesktop Live CD.

Determined to surpass all the obstacles and embrace new technology, the Iraqi LUG held its first installfest.

Over 11,000 users of the Linux OS have signed a petition in an attempt to get ATI to support the software with its graphics cards.

An introduction to XML and DocBook: what is it and why should I learn yet another data format?

While Linux clusters can handle the demands of high performance computing, they're still lacking in some key features, said Eric Pitcher, vice president of technical marketing for Linux Networx, a cluster systems provider in Bluffdale, Utah. In part one of this interview, he championed Linux clusters, citing their productivity and scalability. In part two, he discusses pricing and points out Linux clusters' current shortcomings.

It's catching on slower than expected, but more companies are signing up.

Despite the impressive list of achievements of open source software, it can be argued that there have not been any world-class games created under the open source banner. Sure, several old games like Doom and Quake have been gifted to the open source community, but there are no comparable original creations in this area. One should not expect this situation to change anytime soon, because the open source development model does not make sense for game development.

That sounds crazy until you consider that lately, the free operating system he created, Linux, has been helping Microsoft close deals.