Articles by Timothy R. Butler

Timothy R. Butler is Editor-in-Chief of Open for Business. He also serves as a pastor at Little Hills Church and FaithTree Christian Fellowship.

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Mandrake 9.1 Tips & Tricks

By Timothy R. Butler | Sep 12, 2003 at 9:29 PM

Here
is a brief list of some useful suggestions for any user

interested in getting a better use of a Mandrake installation.

These are derived mainly from my own personal experience, so

use at your own risk.

A Galaxy of Possibility Part 1: Mandrake 9.1 ProSuite

By Timothy R. Butler | Sep 02, 2003 at 6:18 PM

Our last consideration of Mandrake Linux was early this year when my colleague Eduardo Sanchez thoroughly reviewed Mandrake 9.0. In that review, Sanchez noted the numerous advances made in 9.0, but also reported some serious flaws that somewhat limited his enthusiasm. With that considered, we were anxious to find out if 9.1 could again return Mandrake to the amazing quality achieved in release 8.2.

Why I Don't Use ''Linux''

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 25, 2003 at 9:44 PM

Publishing an interview with the Free Software Foundation's Richard M. Stallman like we recently did, or discussing the FSF's philosophy in general, is usually a polarizing event. Anyone who has participated in discussions on such topics probably also knows that few things can cause a more heated discussion than considering whether the operating system that runs the Linux kernel is simply “Linux” or should be known as “GNU/Linux.” As an ardent supporter of the latter name, I thought it was long overdue for me to explain why I support the FSF on this matter.

IBM Files Countersuit Against SCO Group

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 07, 2003 at 3:33 PM
According to a report by News.com, IBM has struck back at The SCO Group with a massive lawsuit of its own. The lawsuit, according to the report, makes three separate claims against the Utah-based SCO.

Real Networks Announces New Media Player Project

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 06, 2003 at 2:25 PM

Real Networks, the developer of the Real ONE player and popular Real Audio and Real Media formats, announced today plans to create a “comprehensive” Free Software media player. The player will help to end GNU/Linux's long time lagging behind Windows and Macintosh streaming media players.

SCO Responds, May Sue Red Hat

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 05, 2003 at 6:50 PM
The SCO Group, Inc. today released a statement concerning the lawsuit filed against it yesterday by Red Hat, Inc. The release quotes Darl McBride, SCO's President and CEO, as being "disappointed" with Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik for not being "forthcoming" about Red Hat's intentions in a previous discussion.

Red Hat sues SCO, Prepares Community for Future Legal Issues

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 04, 2003 at 4:32 PM

Red Hat, the North Carolina-based leading GNU/Linux distribution developer, announced today that it has filed a complaint against The SCO Group, Inc. The complaint alleges that SCO has made “unfair, unsubstantiated and untrue public statements.”

Libranet: TCO-Friendly GNU/Linux

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 30, 2003 at 10:55 PM

Libranet is a bit different than the other GNU/Linux distributions we are considering this time around. In an era when distributions are often judged by the glitz that their installer and customized desktop provides, Libranet has neither glitz nor much of a customized desktop.

SuSE 8.2: More Desktop Progress

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 17, 2003 at 10:51 PM

As we lead up to the 2003 Open Choice Awards here at Open for Business, we start afresh on our desktop distribution survey. Over the next few weeks we will consider Mandrake and Red Hat's latest entries, as well as lesser-known Libranet GNU/Linux. Today, however, we put the microscope on the successor to the spring Penguin Shootout award's winner — SuSE Linux 8.1.

Mandrake Goes For High Performance Clustering

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 24, 2003 at 9:33 PM
At the International Supercomputer Conference 2003 today, MandrakeSoft announced its latest entry to the company's growing portfolio of middle-to-high end server products. MandrakeClustering is a high performance clustering distribution for IA-32 and AMD64 (Opteron) architectures. IA-64 support should come in September, the company reported.
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