Issue #111 / Feb 2010

SERVICE: Linux Magazine DVD Inlay

OpenSUSE is one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions, with a long tradition of excellence and plenty of te......

SERVICE: Linux Magazine DVD

openSUSE 11.2 32- and 64-bit + Live version
This month’s DVD comes with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of openSUSE 11.2. This special promo edition of openSUSE inclu......

NEWS: International Open Source News

News from around the globe.

NEWS: News: Tech Tools

Doing Linux Backups Right: Time Drive 0.3 OLPC Moves to ARMBased, Paper-Thin Netbook R1Soft Releases Linux Hot C......

COVER STORY: Interoperability Intro

Linux in the not-so-Linux world

This month we look at some Windows 7 interoperability tools and examine the phenomenon of the Internet OS.

REVIEWS: Opera 10.10 Unite!

File sharing with Opera 10.10 Unite

Version 10.10 of the Opera web suite lets you put a server in your browser.

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The sys admin’s daily grind: sslh

Some of Charly’s servers run the SSH daemon on port 443 rather than on the standard port 22. If an SSL-capable Apache web server starts causing trouble, his method of settling the dispute is sslh.

SYSADMIN: Security Lessons

Overflows, underflows, and other security flaws

Our security guy looks at software tools that you can use to audit and secure your software.

LINUXUSER: Bash Builtins

Moving beyond basic Bash

Even beginners can benefit from a greater understanding of the Bash shell’s many builtin commands.

COMMUNITY: Doghouse: Local Support

Keep it simple

The Moms and Pops of the world need a source of local support.