My contention in this thread is that the user experience philosophy that underlies Linux/UNIX (the "Unix Philosophy") is close to the mirror image of the Apple design philosophy (I'll call it the ...

Linux fans hope that the interface changes in Windows 8 will drive more users to Linux. But the open source operating system is facing interface challenges of its own. Part of the problem is that -- ...

Opinion I've run Linux desktops since the big interface question was whether to use Korn or Bash for your shell. Before that, I'd used Unix desktops such as Visix Looking Glass, Sun OpenWindows, and ...

Since the initial release of GNOME 1.0 in 1999, there have been 33 stable releases. That first release would set the framework for all future versions. It was based on the GIMP ToolKit (GTK+). Then, ...

Novell Inc. this week unveiled updates to the Linux graphics subsystem that are aimed at making it a more attractive operating system for desktop users. The improvements to X over OpenGL (Xgl), the ...

The Linux version of the Acer Aspire One mini-laptop comes with a customized version of Linpus Linux Lite, a Linux distro designed to be easy to use on a computer with a small scren. Like the Easy ...

Restarting the network interface using command lines in Linux is a straight-forward procedure. While the GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Linus network configuration is more graphical and visually ...