[an error occurred while processing this directive]
| What is Linux ? | Linux Distributions |
|
|---|---|---|
| Books and Magazines | Linux | |
| Linux Information | |
| Linux Distributions |
|---|
There are over 100 recognised flavours of the Linux based operating system in development,
and possibly many more 'home brew' efforts in the hands of hobbyists and enthusiasts colaborating trought the internet around the world.
|
| Red Hat's new Linux seeks to unify |
Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant
seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a
long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS. The
company Monday unveiled Red Hat Linux version 8, which includes a
new interface called Bluecurve that highlights Red Hat's focus on
desktop users. In the past, Linux has been used chiefly for
servers, but with the new version Red Hat is gunning for
corporate PC users who don't need all the features of Windows
According to MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, the database-feature war is over and the missing functionality in products such as MySQL is not needed by some companies. MySQL also is capable of performing transactions and can support 1 billion records, he said. "If Oracle or DB2 is the Cadillac, then we are the Ferrari," Mickos said. |