http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/linux.html The latest Linux news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070809-google-chrome-faq.html Google's unveiling of its Chrome OS project was akin to opening a Pandora's box of questions. Perhaps actor Joe Pesci said it best in his role as David Ferrie in Oliver Stone's "JFK": "It's a mystery wrapped inside a riddle inside an enigma". While we know a few basics -- open source, lightweight, targeted initially at netbooks, runs on x86 and ARM processors -- there are a lot more mysteries to be solved before netbooks running the Chrome OS hit the shelves next year. John Fontana 2009-07-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070809-google-os-will-not-displace-windows.html A former high-level Google employee says a that a lightweight, browser-only operating system has been a long-time coming but it won't cause enterprises to abandon Windows. 2009-07-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/vpn/2009/070109cloudsec2.html Red Hat wants to make sure it addresses all the cloud security issues that it can, so it’s started a program to certify that its software runs safely in the cloud. Tim Greene 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062909-save-mart-open-source.html Open-source software is not only as good as proprietary vendor software in many cases, it’s better — and certainly a lot cheaper, according to James Sims, vice president of information technology and chief information officer at the grocery retailer, Save Mart. Ellen Messmer 2009-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061609-moblin-linux.html Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is a free, open-source operating system originally developed by Intel for its low-power Atom processor and designed to run on devices, including netbooks. John Fontana 2009-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061109-ms-novell-linux-interop.html Novell next week plans to release yet another tool that is the product of its three-year-old integration agreement with Microsoft, this time a plug-in for Microsoft’s management tools that lets users manage Novell’s Suse Linux. John Fontana 2009-06-11T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/061109-gearhead.html Mark Gibbs continues to explore the details of creating an RSS feed for a podcast. Mark Gibbs 2009-06-11T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/060909-fedora-11-virtualization.html The Fedora Project on Tuesday released version 11 of its Linux open source operating system, adding expanded hardware support, new software management and improved virtualization. John Fontana 2009-06-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/060309-montavista-linux-mobile.html "If the market gives you lemons, make lemonade" is the thinking behind the newest version of MontaVista 6, a commercial Linux implementation for mobile and embedded devices. John Cox 2009-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2009/060109-ubuntu-desktop-test.html Ubuntu 9.0.4 Desktop, nicknamed Jaunty Jackalope, is likely to continue the Mac-like cult following for Canonical's Debian-based Linux distribution. But there's not a lot new here. Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen, ExtremeLabs.Com 2009-06-01T12:00:00-04:00