In today's open source roundup: Is OS X a better choice than Linux? Plus: Mozilla blocks Flash in Firefox. And how to disable Flash in Chrome, Safari and Firefox OS X and Linux users share a similar ...

If Linus Torvalds and the other key kernel developers were to back a shift to GPLv3, and if there were reasonable legal air cover from respected open-source authorities for doing so, it seems unlikely ...

In previous articles, I have discussed XML’s value as a data format for Linux users. I have also discussed a wide variety of Linux tools for processing XML. But the data that XML usually represents ...

This month's column is about ruthlessly practical Linux desktop security—what to do to harden your system proactively and, even more important, what to avoid doing in order to keep it out of harm's ...

Here at Linux Journal we've been deeply involved in the Linux community ever since Phil Hughes started the magazine back in 1994 when Linux was turning 1.0. Through that whole time, we've served two ...