Linux is on a five-year maturity model (currently at mid-Year 3). This compares with Unix, which took more than 10 years to mature. A key driver that helps shorten the Linux maturity cycle is ...

Maybe you're married to Microsoft Exchange, but you secretly pine for open-source e-mail tools like SpamAssassin or fetchmail. Or maybe you're using Unix-based applications for some network services, ...

The other ways Linux handled startup before everything converged.

Microsoft plans to build more Unix features into future versions of its Windows Server operating system and cease work on its separate Services For Unix product. Historically, Microsoft has provided, ...

Progeny Linux Systems has decided to stop developing its own version of the open-source operating system and instead focus on selling services, the company said Monday. The move completes a change in ...

If you haven’t already launched a Linux server in the cloud, this might be the perfect time. Why? because you can set one up in a matter of minutes because you have lots of choices on what ...

Most mixed Windows and Unix environments present some difficulties. Many administrators keep one Windows and one Unix PC on their crowded desks (or maybe some use a dual-boot computer with Linux and ...

Business services supporting Linux and open-source applications are no longer a niche market, according to a report published by IDC on Thursday. According to an IDC report entitled Services Around ...

How to list Linux services with systemctl for easier troubleshooting Your email has been sent Linux is an incredibly powerful system with GUI and command-line tools to meet nearly any need. Once upon ...

If you have ever needed to survey a large group of systems to find out which of them supported some particular service, such as ftp, telnet, ssh or some other particular application, you have probably ...