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• OpenSolaris now on Toshiba laptops 11 months, 1 week ago
  
  Sun has reached an agreement with Toshiba to pre-install the OpenSolaris operating system on Toshiba laptops.
• The Linux CLI for Beginners, or, Fear Not the Linux Command Line! 11 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Most recent converts to Linux spend most of their time in the GUI -- the graphical desktop (whether Gnome, or KDE, or XFCE, or some other interface) that's made to look and act somewhat like Windows and Mac.
• What Will Become of Sun Microsystems? 11 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Whether Sun rises on its own or another OEM comes to its rescue, the future isn't looking so bright for the former Silicon Valley giant.
• OpenSolaris 2008.05 vs. OpenSolaris 2008.11 Benchmarks 11 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Seven months after the release of OpenSolaris 2008.05 (a.k.a. Project Indiana) its successor was finally released earlier this week. OpenSolaris 2008.11 was released on Tuesday with many updated packages and new features. To see how this new work has affected the performance of Sun's OpenSolaris operating system, we have benchmarked both releases through some different tests.
• The Friendly Interactive Shell (FISH) is ideal for UNIX users 11 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  The Friendly Interactive Shell, or fish, is a joy to use. Its syntax, context-sensitive help, and color-coded command-line interface (CLI) greatly simplify the use of UNIX and ease the burdens of scripting. This article offers tips and tools on how to use it. So, go fish!
• The little SCO that cried wolf 12 months ago
  
  Once upon a time, there was a little company named SCO that lived in the town of Unix. Now, one day SCO went into the woods. And, horrors, it ran back into town shouting that that the big, bad wolves--IBM, Red Hat, and Novell--had attacked it with their big nasty Linux penguin buddy, Tux the Destroyer! And-oh no!--they had stolen SCO's picnic basket of Unix intellectual property goodies.
• Sun: Dead company walking? 1 year ago
  
  I want Sun, which has really embraced open source in the last few years, to make it, but it's just not looking good at all after a billion and a half plus dollars of losses in the last quarter.
• SCO Hoping a Name Change Can Change Fate? 1 year ago
  
  Over at Internetnews.com, Sean Michael Kerner points out an intriguing bit of information spotted at Groklaw indicating that SCO appears to be taking some steps toward reincorporating the Caldera International name. Insert copious amounts of wild speculation here.
• Sun Pushes ZFS Deeper Into Solaris 1 year ago
  
  "What we've done with this release is taken it down even deeper into Solaris and made this a root file system in addition to being a data file system," Dan Roberts, Director of Data Center Software Product Management told InternetNews.com. "So, with this release, you can now run a single file across the board in a Solaris environment."
• Install and Manage the CUPS Server with New Book from Packt 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Packt is pleased to announce a new book on the Commmon Unix Printing System (CUPS) that teaches users to monitor and secure its server. Written by Ankur Shah, CUPS Administrative Guide will show users to manage printers through the command line and web interface.
• Understanding Unix spells and curses 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  IBM's DeveloperWorks has published a tutorial on Unix pipelines, redirections, operators, and other "strange characters" inhabiting Unix's command line netherworld. "Speaking UNIX: !$#@*%" aims to teach intermediate Unix and Linux users a better understanding of the symbols used by system administrators in both interactive and non-interactive shell programming.
• IBM brings 5GHz chip to its top-selling Unix server 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  The Power 570, IBM's top-selling midrange server, is now available with a 5GHz Power6 processor, which was previously available only in IBM's high-end Power 595 system, as IBM targets customers who want to use its hardware for virtualization and server consolidation. The manufacturing yields for the 5GHz chip have been good enough that IBM can offer it in higher-volume systems, said Scott Handy, IBM vice president of worldwide marketing and strategy.
• Learn even more command-line tricks and operators in UNIX 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Get a better understanding of all those "strange" characters UNIX users are typing. Learn how to use pipelines, redirections, operators, and more in UNIX.
• Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed? 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?
• More Gutbusting RFC's - Linux and Unix Humor 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Hope you're having a great Sunday :) Following up on a joke post we did last week regarding RFC 3093 For the Firewall Enhancement Protocol, I found a site that lists even more of them. In fact, if you visit WYAE you can find a pretty good listing of all the known joke RFC's that have been released (all the way through 2008). Who knew there were so many in-jokes out-there.
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