Linux

Fedora, openSUSE ditch MySQL, in a major database shake-up

Uncertainty over Oracle's stewardship of MySQL

Ubuntu’s rolling release: Pros and cons

Soon, new Ubuntu will be available on a rolling release, which is a good way to make new versions available. However, it comes with its share of risk.

How to install Apache on Linux

Why this Linux user is now using Windows 3.1

An explanation for an admittedly ridiculous switch to Windows 3.1.

Key Linux contributor Alan Cox steps down

Cox takes a sabbatical from Linux for personal reasons, rather than political ones

Further thoughts on Microsoft’s future

More reasons to be bullish on MSFT

Love Ubuntu, but looking for something faster? Read on!

A review of Lubuntu, a spunky little Linux distro that deserves to be much more popular.

New Linux tools or Mac OS X for video editing?

For long, video editing on Linux has been disappointing, to say the least. But OpenShot Video Editor is a sign of hope for the future.

Advice for my fellow lazy software developers

Quite simply, you should be using LiveCode.

Running Linux Apps in the Cloud? Use Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's "if you can't beat them, join them" cloud strategy.