Version 3.75 of MainConcept's professional video-editing suite has some excellent, easy-to-use components. However, a few pesky bugs have our reviewer waiting for the upcoming release of MainActor 5 for Linux. (3,500 words)

First, we compared the reinstallation of Windows 2000 to a fresh installation of Red Hat 7.3. Then we brought in a newbie to install Windows XP, on the theory that the latest Windows would be the state of the art in convenience and speed. In this installment, we compare all to the latest release from Red Hat. (1,600 words)

What's up with Linux and open source at HP these days? No Linux or open source people have lost their jobs at HP. Given the current downtrend in the technology sector as a whole these days, that says a lot about HP's intentions. (1,700 words)

A snapped tendon, Klingon attacks and DHCP woes had Nick Petreley in the doledrums last week at his new home in North Carolina. Luckily, a SOHOware DSL/cable router was able to fix one of these problems. Can you guess which one? (1,100 words)

Joe Barr responds to reader feedback about his recent Red Hat vs. Win2000 install comparison and accepts the challenge to put Windows XP installation up to the test. Will Windows enthusiasts win out and force Joe to eat crow, or will Red Hat remain the quickest and easiest install tested yet? Part two in a continuing series (2,000 words)

I found interesting comments in a recent interview of Scott McNealy. Let me sum up McNealy's views, and what I think is right and wrong with them. We examine how open source screws up revenue models, and who cares about an OS. (1,500 words)

'Since Joe Barr's article criticized my dealings with SIGLINUX, I would like to set the record straight about what actually occurred, and state my reasons.' (1,900 words)

Mention RMS in a Linux crowd and you'll find people who love him, hate him, and those who simply roll their eyes. People call him a whacko, egotist, genius, saint, and communist. Precious few are ambivalent about Richard Stallman.

Slipping a Linux desktop into a Windows-dominated corporate environment can be easier than you think. In Part 2 of this series, we describe a simple method for Linux users to browse a Windows network. (2,484 words)

First part in a series describing simple and easy ways to replace a Windows workstation with a Linux workstation, and stay productive in a corporate environment. (1,600 words)

Ximian's motives, plans and ambitions for Mono, a free clone of Microsoft's .NET, including the C# language. (1,200 words)

Hewlett-Packard has talked open source for a while now, but without putting any code where its mouth is. The times may be changing. Joe Barr looks into HP's release of source code for popular print drivers, and a Linux version of the company's new Print Server Appliance 4200. (700 words)

It worked for Apple, but not for Oracle. Now Trolltech will try to catch customers while they're still in college with its Qt University program. By giving away Qt to computer science departments Trolltech hopes to create a new crop of Qt developers. If the strategy works, GNOME may face an uphill battle versus KDE. (1,100 words)