“Then I discovered Linux. It allowed me to do the things that I couldn’t in Windows. If I
found a bug, I could fix it myself. If I didn’t like the way things were, I could change it. In
exchange for this freedom, though, I had to do it all myself. I had to learn commands to
get around the kernel. I had to learn the differences between the kernel and the window
manager. Before, all of this had been packaged together as a single operating system.
Those days were gone.” From Linux.com.

From Linux.com: “Several reasons exist for my hesitancy, but I’ll go into those as this piece unfolds. Here
is the rundown for those who like to do things by the numbers: Is an Empeg for me?
Why exactly is the software for Linux poor? And finally, what’s the overall opinion of the
Empeg car mp3 player?”

LinuxISO.org review: “Apache is the most popular web server in use today. In a recent survey by Netcraft, 59.69% of all web servers ran Apache. Apache administration will be at least
helpful, if not necessary, in future job markets. With its flexibility, performance, and purchase price (It’s free.), it is easy to see why this web server is powering more
than half of the web sites on the internet. ‘Apache Web Server Administration’ by Charles Aulds answers many questions about Apache and starts at the beginning,
where it should.”

Reuters report at Yahoo: “The Japan-based Bluetooth qualification unit is expected to help speed launches of Bluetooth-enabled devices in Japan.”

In a year when PC chips reached new heights of
performance and efficiency, customers simply weren’t
buying, reports ZDNET UK.

From Computer User: “Known provisionally as the ‘Smart Card Goes Online Web Authentication Server’
(SGO-WAS), the card-based technology is claimed to be unique in allowing
Internet-based providers of services access to active protection and control of
their content for the first time.”

“Computer Weekly’s news team logs off for a hard-earned break on
Friday 22 December. But as we’re hitting control-alt-delete, IT
professionals across the globe will be settling in for days of home
surfing – and some of you will actually be at work!

If you really must have a helping of IT business news with your
Turkey and stuffing, try these sites while we’re away. The usual rider
that we take no responsibility for their content applies.”

William Sterns at LinuxMonth writes: “It’s time to admit my guilt. 🙁 For someone who can write an article on why you shouldn’t be root, I’m still use it too much myself. Bit by bit, I’m finding ways to avoid it.

When I first had my own Linux system, I learned early that most of the system setup tasks I need to do had to be done as root. Isn’t it easier to log in as root and do all my work that way? It certainly was, and for a few months, I
did exactly that. The problem was that I didn’t know how to efficiently perform tasks as root without logging out and logging back in – ugh! Well, I’ve been using Linux for seven years and I’ve got a few techniques that I’d like to
share.”

William Sterns at LinuxMonth writes: “It’s time to admit my guilt. 🙁 For someone who can write an article on why you shouldn’t be root, I’m still use it too much myself. Bit by bit, I’m finding ways to avoid it.

When I first had my own Linux system, I learned early that most of the system setup tasks I need to do had to be done as root. Isn’t it easier to log in as root and do all my work that way? It certainly was, and for a few months, I
did exactly that. The problem was that I didn’t know how to efficiently perform tasks as root without logging out and logging back in – ugh! Well, I’ve been using Linux for seven years and I’ve got a few techniques that I’d like to
share.”

From OSOpinion: “One constant in the debate surrounding Open Source Software has
been the claim that Open Source Software has only a limited claim on
the heartstrings of software developers because most PC userland
software such as accounting packages, etc., is not as “sexy” as
compilers, etc. So they won’t be developed, or won’t develop quite as
fast as compilers, etc.”