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Comment So what you are saying is you have no systems management experience on Unix or Linux systems, especially if you regard them as "bulky" - have you taken a look at Vista's hardware footprint recently? Then we have silicon.com resident Naked CIO who...
[08 May 2008]
Comment These days, I use whatever works - including several flavours of Linux. Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their favourite didn't feature on the poll… And from old computers to the latest...
[24 Apr 2008]
Comment That news may well find favour beyond the present generation of Linux programmers and the traditional Information Taliban. Identity theft is rife. Perhaps it's time individuals took a leaf out of business's book and adopted a personal information...
[08 Apr 2008]
Round-Up The leader of the Linux kernel project, which is one of the chief open source threats to Windows, had words of praise for Microsoft. Big, bad Microsoft has had a quite staggering change of heart. The Seattle software giant has announced it is...
[29 Feb 2008]
Round-Up For completeness' sake, Linux-driven PCs can be a Mercedes, too. Mac users are a bunch of arrogant, self-satisfied gits. At least that's the view you could come to looking at some recently unveiled research into the demographics of modern computer...
[01 Feb 2008]
Comment Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP. Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP. I was talking to a friend of mine in the pub after work the other day. And after discussing some of the biggest geo-political issues of the day...
[15 Jan 2008]
Round-Up A month earlier, silicon.com readers ranked it below Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux as their operating system of choice. In January 2007, Microsoft underwhelmed the world with the public launch of Windows Vista.
[04 Jan 2008]
Round-Up The same result occurred with the OS poll, with 27 per cent of pollsters stating a preference for Mac OS X rather than one of the Linux distributions. Redmond's latest operating system didn't fare so well, with Vista trailing both Linux and the Mac...
[16 Nov 2007]
Comment Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP. Although the silicon.com readership is probably more geeky than the world out there, more people wanting Linux than Vista is a massive indictment. It’s particularly good to see both OS X and Linux...
[15 Nov 2007]
Comment By Christmas we will have a streaming solution for Mac and Linux users. The launch of the iPlayer, however, hasn't been without controversy - attracting criticism for the delay in Mac and Linux versions and restrictive digital rights management (DRM).
[30 Oct 2007]
Leader The BBC estimates less then three per cent of computer users in the UK are Mac users although figures for Linux aren't given. That by the end of the year, Linux and Mac users will be able to stream iPlayer content onto their machines is certainly a...
[19 Oct 2007]
Comment Make everything Linux or Microsoft, but not lots of different products, in the big picture that does not work. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site.
[18 Oct 2007]
AS Profile The father of Linux re-emerges in the rankings due to his ongoing contributions in the open-source world - including setting up the Linux Foundation this year from the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group in an...
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Analysis GNU founder Richard Stallman reappears at number 40 in the rankings and Linux creator Linus Torvalds at number 44 after a brief absence by both men from the Agenda Setters list of 2006. Microsoft has been at the centre of controversy over the past...
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Profile Beating father of Linux Linus Torvalds in the rankings, Bruce Perens was singled out by this year's panel for his pre-eminence in keeping the flag of free and open-source software flying high. Author of The Open Source Definition, a self-described...
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Profile The airline is running more than half its applications on Red Hat Linux and outsourcing its reservation system and network infrastructure. From a standing start, Bill Maguire has built a lightweight and flexible technology set-up for the new...
[12 Oct 2007]
Round-Up A naked PC policy would open the door to Linux distributions but most likely only in the enterprise space or among power users. Installing Linux is hardly a hassle free experience for the average person in the street.
[28 Sep 2007]
Comment I think the perception within IT management is that OS / Linux skills aren't readily available from the skills market and that people that do have Linux skills are expensive because its niche. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are...
[20 Sep 2007]
Comment As far as I can see that's what the Beeb have done, but obviously they will need to target Apple and Linux as well. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are...
[13 Sep 2007]
Round-Up Linux? If your sole hope in opening this week's Round-Up was to discover by chance which technology has been voted the 'most influential' of the past 25 years then you are truly the bearer of outrageous fortune.
[03 Aug 2007]
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