A Linux to crunch planetary orbits, a mini-PC, and more.

Learn how to make your iPod work with your penguin.

The open nature of the software and the standards allow each newcomer to, as Einstein might say, “stand on the shoulders of giants” and add to the collective good from day one.

Making Linux like Windows isn't the point and other musings from readers.

Fedora isn’t the only community supported Linux distribution that’s worth looking at as a Linux desktop. Debian, the distribution with the largest base of available software packages and the largest development community, has now come of age.

Perenially pragmatic, Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, talks abou the kernel, its future, and his favorite pet projects.

In the first in a series, Apache Software Foundation Director Ken Coar describes the “Apache Way,” the workings and methodologies of the Apache Software Foundation, the very successful open source conservatory.

Forrest Hoffman attended the recent Supercomputing 2004 conference and trade show. Here's his report.

Books may describe how the kernel works, but there’s no replacement for tinkering with the source code yourself. Here’s a guide to navigating the alleys and backroads of the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel’s framebuffer support can reprogram your display to use whatever resolution you specify, to increase or decrease the size of the text, and even to change the display refresh rate.

Jealous of Exposé on the Mac? Well, fret no more. Komposé is a great add-on for Linux desktop users.