Fear and Loathing in Information Security -- "Society has always treated innovators and whistle blowers with ambivalence," writes author Michael D. Bauer in reference to hackers. In this article, Michael defines and analyzes hacking. He then discusses why information security professionals demonize hackers and why that tendency is both irrational and counterproductive. Michael is the author of Linux Server Security, 2nd Edition.

Freedom, Innovation, and Convenience: The RMS Interview -- Since 1984, Richard M. Stallman has fought for software freedom as coder, project leader, and philosopher. Read about Stallman's views on freedom, the GNU project, the Linux kernel, and GNU/Linux distributions, in this interview by Federico Biancuzzi on LinuxDevCenter.com.

Network Installation of Windows Printers from Samba -- The combination of Samba and CUPS makes network printing on a mixed Linux/Windows LAN easier than ever. You can share Linux printers with Windows clients, and Windows printers with Linux clients. Carla Schroder shows how to set up and maintain this reliable printer server. Carla is the author of Linux Cookbook.

Adding Permissions Using SELinux -- As an SELinux administrator, one of the most frequent SELinux policy customizations you're likely to perform is adding permissions to coax the security engine into accepting an operation. Bill McCarty considers an actual situation based on Fedora Core 2's SELinux implementation and shows how it's resolved, in this excerpt from O'Reilly's SELinux.

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Cooking with Linux -- Learn how to generate a list of files from a source install for smooth uninstalls, how to kill user processes the easy way, and how to use keychain to create better logins without passwords, all in these sample recipes from O'Reilly's recently released Linux Cookbook.

BSD Success Stories (PDF) -- The BSDs--FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Darwin, and others--have earned a reputation for stability, security, performance, and ease of administration. In the process, they've gathered enthusiastic advocates. This collection speaks to that enthusiasm. These are the stories of ordinary users who discovered flexibility, value, and power in this extraordinary operating system. Dru Lavigne, who helped collect these stories, is the author of BSD Hacks.

Book Review: Knoppix Hacks -- In this NewsForge book review, James Pryor writes, "Many techies and hackers recognize that Knoppix is a great tool and have added it to their toolset. Knoppix Hacks is a wonderful complement to Knoppix. I recommend it to both experienced sysadmins and newbie hackers." Get your companion to Knoppix: Knoppix Hacks.

PC Hacks for Linux -- If Linux just won't boot or isn't as zippy as you'd expect, help is merely a hack away. Learn how to recover your system's boot-ability and how to test and optimize your Linux settings for the best hard-drive performance, in these sample hacks from O'Reilly's upcoming PC Hacks.

True Stories of Knoppix Rescues -- A battle-hardened sysadmin shares his near-death tales of Knoppix rescue. Kyle Rankin is a true Knoppix veteran with endless stories of broken systems and machines in distress. In this article, he shares a few of his favorites, complete with outcomes and weapons of choice. Not for the faint of heart. Kyle is the author of Knoppix Hacks.

Putting the Linux Desktop Closer to the User -- Sun's JDS LiveCD has helped many curious people discover Linux without having to install the distribution on their hard drives. But the LiveCD doesn't necessarily help new users navigate around the system or really understand Linux. New users could use a blueprint. Now there is one, and this LXer.com article by O'Reilly author Tom Adelstein explains just how and why it was developed. Tom cowrote Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop.

Storming the Microsoft Edifice -- In the battle for open source and open standards on user desktops, applications such as OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox are stealthily winning small skirmishes. In this article, Sam Hiser describes the situation in terms of Monty Python's "Trojan rabbit." Sam is a coauthor of Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop.

Inventing Linux News Reporting -- In 1997, Dave Whitinger began collecting and spreading news about the adoption of the still-fledgeling Linux operating system. His work grew into the immensely popular Linux Today. Dave retired from the Linux news scene, but he's returned now with a new site, Lxer.com, and fresh ideas. Catch up with him in this interview on Linux DevCenter.

What's So Java About Sun's Linux Desktop? Sun attracted sharp criticism when it released a tightly integrated Linux desktop distribution under the name Java Desktop System (JDS). In this article, Sam Hiser writes that JDS is not only the very best, most complete, and thoroughly integrated GNU/Linux distro on the market, but it's also a testament to shared values for open standards and competitive functionality. Sam is a coauthor of Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop

Defining the Linux Enterprise -- Linux users often question decisions by major vendors who increase innovation in the enterprise at the expense of the desktop. In this article, Tom Adelstein discusses the business reasons behind the pursuit of the enterprise market and possible ways enterprise advances and the community might benefit consumer products. Tom is a coauthor of Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop.

The Best Tips from the Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest -- What's the best way to move an organization to a Linux desktop? Here's a collection of the best tips we received from our Great Linux Desktop Migration contest.