Allison Merlino asked: The comparison of these two operating systems (OS) and the debates which developed have been ongoing for years. Clashing opinions have recently heated up and received even greater exposure due to the One Laptop per Child’s XO vs. Intel’s Classmate issues. (Two competing...

Lora Bentley asked: Lora Bentley spoke with Amanda McPherson, marketing and developer programs VP at the Linux Foundation. She and two colleagues recently released a new paper, “Estimating the Total Development Cost of a Linux Distribution.”Bentley: Your study found that it would cost $1.4...

Christophe asked:  Vim and EmacsVim and Emacs are not dedicated development tools, but still, they offer a fair number of features for editing HTML and, in fact, any language you may use for web development. They both support syntax highlighting (HTML, PHP, Python, Perl, CSS and many others) and offer...

Anne Tide asked: When it comes to business, the costs play an important role in determining your profits. If we talk about similar products or services, the higher the costs are, the higher the price will be and less people will be interested in what you have to offer.It is the same in the internet...

Levi Reiss asked: Damn Small Linux is an excellent tool for learning Linux commands and running the Linux operating system. But what if you don’t plan to be a computer nerd; can this software still be useful? The answer is a definite yes; you can make use of this tiny operating system whether...