Linux Online - News from Jul 28, 2000

News from Jul 28, 2000

IBM sweetens mainframe pricing for Linux, Jul 28, 2000

IBM is offering special deals for mainframe hardware and software in an effort to reduce the obstacles for using Linux on the traditional computers.

Commentary: IBM hedges bets by offering Linux on all platforms, Jul 28, 2000

Since 1999, IBM has made several announcements in support of Linux. IBM has done so because it wants to position itself as a leader, in case Linux takes off in a big way.

Red Hat: industry stunned as CFO walks out, Jul 28, 2000

In a surprise move, Red Hat CFO, Harold Covert, is leaving Red Hat forSGI.

Beowulf: Supercomputers for the Masses, Jul 28, 2000

Beowulf supercomputers built from large numbers of cheap Linux boxes are gaining a following, and not just at universities and research labs.

Web Browsers on the Linux Desktop, Jul 28, 2000

An overview of the web browsers available for Linux

Linux for beginners?, Jul 28, 2000

Early demonstrations of Eazel have given glimpses of a system that has the potential to take Linux onto the desktop in large numbers by providing the simple point and click functionality expected of a operating system to be used by simple, ordinary users.

IBM mainframes to get Linux treatment, Jul 28, 2000

Next week, IBM will announce it is moving to a cheaper, more Unix-likeLinux mainframe pricing model, on both the hardware and software fronts.

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