MySQL 5 promises many new features.

With the introduction of multi-core processors, parallel programmers face a tough decision.

SuSE Linux 10 is the best distribution for power users. Oddly though, it can’t play DVDs — unless you tweak it a little. Desktop expert Jason Perlow shows you how.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s decision to mandate OpenDocument has incurred the wrath of Microsoft’s hydra, the three-headed beast known as Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Won’t Redmond ever learn that hubris is not a sales strategy?

USB did away with specialized cables and magic incantations to attach peripherals to computers. Now, Wireless USB plans on doing away with cables completely. Here’s a look at how it works and when you can expect it to show up in Linux.

The x86 kernel has direct and indirect dependencies on the system BIOS. Here’s a look at some of the guts.

Keep time synchronized with the Network Time Protocol

The magic of magic numbers, Linux isn’t Minix, a correction, and free software goes to jail…

Since assuming the mantle of leadership of MySQL AB in 2001, M�rten Mickos has steered the database software company from open source darling to open source powerhouse, multiplying revenue some twentyfold in a very short time. On the eve of the release of MySQL 5.0, Linux Magazine spoke with Mickos about the unique challenges of running the decidedly unique — and very successful — software company.

To debug Perl applications — even Web applications — just follow Randal’s three simple rules.

The Friendly Interactive Shell, or fish, is" friendly" because it’s easier to use, not because it’s" dumbed down."

The software giant recently turned 30. Wouldn’t it be great if the company acted like an adult and embraced Open Source?

What’s better than Firefox? Firefox with extensions!