We put Linux to the test against graphics cards, printers, joysticks, MP3 players and more. Find out what works and what you should avoid!
On our 4GB DVD: Fedora 7 and PCLinuxOS 2007 -- full distros!
Take a tour around the Linux filesystem and seek out the elusive named pipe
Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens and Eric Raymond defend the upcoming GPL v3
Tutorials on photo publishing, home automation with Cron, PHP on Rails (Akelos), Mono databases and DCOP hacking
Features
Hardware Guide 2007
Stop! Before you go and splash out cash on new peripherals for your PC, read this guide to find out what works and what doesn't. (Mike Saunders, Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Defending GPL 3
Proposals for the GPL 3 have come under fire. But Paul, speaking to Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens and others, believes it deserves support. (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Enterprise support on test
Just how good is the business support of the top Linux distributions? We go undercover as Linux newbies to find out... (David Cartwright) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The great Linux filesystem tour
Have you got lost in the Linux filesystem? Given up trying to figure out why things are where they are? Join our tour! (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Interview: Jim McQuillan and Ron Colcernian
These two men founded the Linux Terminal Server Project eight years ago. Since then it has become an important springboard for many seeking to gain the power of terminal-based computing at low cost. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
Fedora 7 and PCLinuxOS 2007
Two full distros! Fedora sports over 1,600 cutting-edge packages, while PCLinuxOS continues Mandriva's famed ease-of-use. Plus: magazine PDFs, GCC 4.2.0, Firefox and SeaMonkey updates, plus over 70 programs (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Tork, KSquirrel, Clonezilla, Eric, Sturmbahnfahrer, TaxiPilot, Misfit Model 3d, GraphMonkey, PeaZip (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
F-Spot: Publish photos online
Going away for the summer? Why not send the 21st Century answer to the postcard and make everyone jealous? We show you how. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Akelos: Build a code-lite app
Don't think that just because Ruby has Rails, PHP doesn't. Dynamic programming is at your fingertips with Akelos... (Dan Frost) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Cron: Automate your Linux box
A Cron job a day helps you work, rest and play. We show you how to configure crontabs and use Anacron to have your system running like clockwork. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Mono: Accessing data easily
There's only so much that XML can do before it starts getting slow and unweildy, so maybe it's about time you tried databases... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
DCOP: Mod the KDE desktop
How would you like a virtual desktop manager for KDE? We show you how to use KDE's powerful DCOP functionality to script one. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro
The Yoggie puts Linux between your laptop and the net. It's small enough to fit in your pocket, and loaded with security apps. We try it out. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Studio To Go 2
Graham finds a richly-featured recording studio on CD that he can carry with him to compose music whenever inspiration strikes. Lucky world! (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Gentoo 2007.0
Do you need to be a rocket scientist to install Gentoo? Neil tries it without going ballistic. (Neil Bothwick) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Ballistics
If Planet Penguin Racer doesn't get your adrenaline pumping, we may have found a suitable alternative... (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
UndoDB 2.0
Finding bugs in programs is never easy, even if you have access to the source code. Would a time machine help? (Biagio Lucini) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Email clients
Pick out the best way to stay in touch. Rated: Balsa, Evolution, GNUMail, Kontact, Mutt, Opera Mail, Thunderbird (Chris Howells) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: More patent nonsense
How many FUD claims does Microsoft think it will take to bring down the competition? Plus: Dell shares Ubuntu plans; Linspire in Parallels; Red Hat fonts package; Novell San Diego school deal; IBM Power6; CrossOver 6.1 (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Go faster!
VectirLinux 5.8 SOHO - a Slackware-based OS that's prettier and packed with performance. Plus: Ubuntu Studio 7.04, Famelinux 2.0, distro software recentness (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: JavaFX
We shine a light on Sun's fresh new brew for rivalling Flash, Ajax and Silverlight interactive web applications... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
