Linux DevCenter Articles

Crystal Space: 3D for Free by Howard Wen
How is an open source 3D Graphics Engine challenging Quake's? 05/16/2000

Linuxcare's CTO Responds by Tim O'Reilly
Dave Sifry reacts to Tim O'Reilly's article Lessons from the Layoffs at Linuxcare. 05/12/2000

Lessons from the Layoffs at Linuxcare by Tim O'Reilly
Open Source is a service-business, but to be successful companies must do
more than tech support for open source software. Tim O'Reilly reflects on the
layoffs at Linuxcare. 05/09/2000

Linux/ATM - State of Play by Terry Dawson
Terry Dawson explains the Linux support that's available for ATM and what you can do with it. 05/05/2000

All Linux PDA: Fact or Fiction? by Derrick Story
Have you heard about the Yopy? It's the promised Linux-based PDA that can surf the net, reel off MPEG movies, and play MP3s. 05/05/2000

Making the Palm/Linux Connection by Chris Halsall
You may not realize that there's plenty of Linux software for Palm users. Here are a few tricks to help you make the connection. 05/05/2000

The Writer's Workbench by Michael Stutz
Michael Stutz explains the Writers Workbench and how it has been rewritten for Linux. 05/05/2000

Printing Banners and Signs by Michael Stutz
How to print simple banners and signs in Linux. 04/28/2000

Document Templates for TeX and LaTeX by Michael Stutz
Michael Stutz shows how to make TeX and LaTex input files using a few simple templates. 04/21/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
Exploring RAID technology, reviews of Red Hat 6.2 preview release, Enlightenment, startx, KDE icons, and shell loop constructs. 04/20/2000

CYA for System Administrators by David HM Spector
Some things to keep in mind when testing your network's security, given today's litigious society. 04/19/2000

Processing TeX and LaTeX Files by Michael Stutz
In his third Living Linux column, Michael Stutz shows how to process files in two popular typesetting formats. 04/12/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
More security, starters for newbies, app development, and interviews with Torvalds, Alan Cox, and Linsight's David Whitinger. 04/12/2000

Linux Professional Institute Certification by Jeff Dean
As with any certification program, there's no substitute for
experience. Jeff Dean looks at LPI's Exam 101. 04/07/2000

Netscape 6: A New Look for Linux Users by Chris Halsall
Navigator has been the default king of browsers on the Linux platform. Will Netscape 6 help it retain its royal status? 04/07/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
How to build a firewall, tutorials on vi and Bash, Sun's hesitation on Linux, and new releases. 04/04/2000

Outputting Text by Michael Stutz
Using GNU Enscript to format text for printing. 04/04/2000

Linux Word Processing Road Map by Michael Stutz
Tools for dealing with text in Linux. 03/28/2000

GNOMEs in Paris: A Report from GUADEC by Chuck Toporek
Upcoming GNOME releases, GTK 1.4, Pango, Bonobo, and Eazel's Nautilus. 03/22/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
New tutorials and reports on security, PHP, Apache and Perl. 03/22/2000

An Interview with Loki Games' Scott Draeker by J. S. Kelly
Loki games founder Scott Draeker on porting Windows apps to Linux and the importance of giving back to the open source development community. 03/16/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
Network and security resources, new releases, and developer resources. 03/15/2000

Deploying Squid, Part 2 of 2 by Jeff Dean
Install your own web proxy. 03/10/2000

Preventing Distributed Denial of Service Attacks by Terry Dawson
Six ways to avoid becoming an unwilling collaborator. 03/09/2000

vi Mode for bash on Red Hat by Stephen Figgins
Why putting "set -o vi" in your .bashrc won't work on Red Hat. 03/07/2000

Linux Tools For Network Analysis by David HM Spector
Spector finds two tools for watching traffic: Ethereal and Netwatch. 03/03/2000

The Week in Linux News by Baiju Thakkar
Red Hat's big deals, links to security articles, and new releases. 02/28/2000

The RHCE Experience by Jeff Dean
Considering the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam? Here's what to expect. 02/25/2000

Interview With Matt Welsh by Dale Dougherty
How the Linux Documentation Project evolved into a model for collaborative documentation projects. 02/25/2000

Interview Transcript: Matt Welsh by Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty interviews Matt Welsh, a founder of the Linux Documentation Project and O'Reilly Author. 02/25/2000

Using Standard Input and Output by Mike Loukides and Jerry Peek
A quick review of basic redirection techniques used by every Unix guru. 02/24/2000

Checking Differences with diff by Dale Dougherty
Quickly examine differences between similar files. 02/24/2000

Comparing Three Different Versions with diff3 by Dale Dougherty
Got three similar files to compare? Use diff3! 02/24/2000

Context diffs by Jerry Peek
Context diffs show the lines around changes in similar files. 02/24/2000

ex Scripts Built by diff by Tim O'Reilly
diff can build automatic editing scripts you can use to change multiple files or to store a revision history. 02/24/2000

Looking for Closure by Tim O'Reilly
A gawk script that can be used to make sure items that need to occur in pairs actually do so. 02/24/2000

Change Many Files by Editing Just One by Jerry Peek
Use ed and diff to edit mulitple files. 02/24/2000

patch: Generalized Updating of Files that Differ by Tim O'Reilly
There's an easy way to make changes based on diffs, use Larry Wall's patch utility. 02/24/2000

Apache Leaving the Competition in the Dust by Baiju Thakkar
Weekly news summary from O'Reilly Network's Linux Bureau Chief, Baiju Thakkar. 02/22/2000

An Interview with Tim O'Reilly & Eric Raymond by David Sims
O'Reilly Network talks with two open source leaders on how corporate America is embracing open source technologies and methodologies. 02/18/2000

Interview: Mendel Rosenblum of VMware by David Sims
VMWare's Chief Scientist explains the virtual machine that runs multiple operating systems on your desktop. 02/18/2000

VMware and My Alien Dream by Stephen Figgins
Years ago, I dreamed an alien tinkered under the hood of my computer, leaving it running Unix, Windows, OS/2, MacOS... 02/18/2000

Standard Input to a for Loop by Jerry Peek
A for loop can be used to step through a list of arguments from standard input. Find out how in this excerpt from Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition. 02/10/2000

Making a for Loop with Multiple Variables by Jerry Peek
Got more than one variable you want to use in your for loop? Find out how in this excerpt from
Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition. 02/10/2000

Handling Command-Line Arguments with a for Loop by Jerry Peek
Need a shell script that can step through its command line arguments one by one? Read how to do it with a for loop in this excerpt from
Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition. 02/10/2000

Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts by Jerry Peek
If your shell script is terminated prematurely it could get messy. Learn how to trap those unruly interrupts in this excerpt from Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition. 02/10/2000

The exec Command by Mike Loukides and Jerry Peek
There is more than one use for exec, learn a couple of new ones in this excerpt from Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition.
02/10/2000

eval: When You Need Another Chance by Mike Loukides
Ever want to use a variable to get a variable in a shell script or to construct a command on the fly? Find out how in this excerpt from Unix Power Tools, 2nd Edition.
02/10/2000

Getting in the Door by David HM Spector
A business plan to sell Linux to your boss. 02/08/2000

Deploying Squid, Part 1 of 2 by Jeff Dean
Install your own web proxy cache. 02/07/2000