What we got right & wrong in 'Why you should take a Mac user to lunch' including the definition of a 'blade,' PostScript vs. PDF, and the purchase price of a bundled operating system. (2,100 words)

Apple's new rackmount server is just another Unix box -- with big implications for the Linux community. Four million new Unix users a year, that's the MacOS X promise and it's a market full of friends with whom we should be working. (2,200 words)

David Boyes, creator of several mainframe-on-Linux benchmark tests, responds to Paul Murphy, the author of the Linux.SYS-CON.com series 'Weighing the pros & cons of IBM's mainframe Linux' series. (4,400 words)

This is the second of three articles in which Paul Murphy takes a close hard look at running Linux on the mainframe. In this article, he looks at who should buy into this product. Next week, we look at what IBM could do to reduce skepticism surrounding the performance claims of Linux on the zSeries. (5,600 words)

A confession of error, poking a little fun at religion, and early benchmarks results from deep inside the IBM cloister. (1,250 words)

Slipping a Linux desktop into a Windows-dominated corporate environment can be easier than you think. In Part 2 of this series, we describe a simple method for Linux users to browse a Windows network. (2,484 words)

First part in a series describing simple and easy ways to replace a Windows workstation with a Linux workstation, and stay productive in a corporate environment. (1,600 words)

In part 13 of the Cheap and Easy Linux Network for Peanuts, we discuss the required components needed to install Nola, the GPL licensed, open-source, Linux-based accounting system. (4,050 words)

Author Paul Murphy's first LinuxWorld article A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix on making the Unix decision suggested that Unix is usually a smarter business choice than Windows. The current article, seventh and penultimate in this series, looks at what it takes to implement that knowledge in the real world. (8,100 words)

Author Paul Murphy's first LinuxWorld article A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix on making the Unix decision suggested that Unix is usually a smarter business choice than Windows. The current article, seventh and penultimate in this series, looks at what it takes to implement that knowledge in the real world. (8,100 words)

Author Paul Murphy's previous LinuxWorld article on making the Unix decision suggested that Unix is usually a smarter business choice than Windows. The current article, sixth in a series, looks at what it takes to implement that knowledge. (3,800 words)

Fear no evil, for the Sendmail daemon proves devilishly easy to add to our Cheap and Easy Text Messaging Gateway. Plus, an egregious security oversight corrected, and a new safety net for Slackware users. (2,000 words)

Author Paul Murphy's A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix suggested that Unix is usually a smarter business choice than Windows. The current article, fifth in a series, looks at what it takes to implement that knowledge. (3,000 words)

Adding features to a Linux Network for Peanuts is a piece of cake, but we want to make sure we aren't using stale ingredients! Don't let anyone tell you Debian is outdated. Debian isn't old, it's refreshed with Apt. (1,900 words)

Caldera's Volution Messaging Server 1.0 shows promise, but fails to deliver compatibility with Microsoft's Outlook 2002 calendar. A shame, as Volution is easy to install and appears easy to administer. (2,000 words)

Author Paul Murphy's A strategic comparison of Windows vs. Unix on making the Unix decision suggested that Unix is usually a smarter business choice than Windows. This article, the first in a series, looks at what it takes to implement that knowledge in a small business. (3,500 words)

Bruce Perens lends his name and reputation to HP's open source initiatives. (1,100 words)