Kevin Bedell

Most developers know by instinct that some projects move quickly and others seem to crawl forward - or even go backwards at times. But how can a project's velocity - or speed of progress - be tracked more empirically? This session introduces Kevin Bedell's concept of "Software Pr... (more)

SYS-CON Radio Interview Transcript From LinuxWorld Expo, Originally Published on October 2, 2003 in LinuxWorld Without a full-featured office productivity suite, Linux on the desktop would be nothing but a dream. Fortunately, the OpenOffice.org project provides us with a fullfea... (more)

Every company that develops software whether for internal use or to sell to customers is now working in a new "mixed-IP" environment created by the spread of Open Source. This new environment's impact on software development has been dramatic. A mixed-IP environment means that v... (more)

When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a rock star. I wanted to play guitar, get up on stage, and have everyone scream while I cranked out some hard rockin' tune. I wanted to see lighters held up in the crowd as I finished my last set - dripping with sweat, completely tired, an... (more)

Kevin Bedel Announces His LinuxWorld Blog Do You Own Your LinuxWorld Blog? Michael Stutz, author of The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use, discusses what inspired him to write this book, when he first started using Linux, and other world views. Who ... (more)

This will be my last column as editor-in-chief of LinuxWorld Magazine. It's been a lot of fun and a great ride, but I guess all good things must come to an end. It doesn't seem that long ago when I was working with the folks at SYS-CON Media to launch this magazine and get thing... (more)

Recently I had the opportunity to talk with the authors of Version Control with Subversion. In this interview, they discuss what Subversion is, migrating to Subversion, and, of course, music. What is Subversion? Subversion is an open source version control system. It was designed ... (more)

Martin Fink's book on the business side of Linux and open source was one of the first books that looked at Linux and open source from the perspective of corporate managers and executives. In this extremely influential book, he explained in business terms why Linux and open source... (more)

Maureen O'Gara was up to her usual hachet-jobbing of Groklaw over the weekend. Her article on the launching of SCO's 'information site' was particularly laughable given the history of misinformation SCO has been accused of fomenting on the subject of their claims to ownership of ... (more)

As the Linux and open source communities continue to expand, there's a lot of discussion happening around the ideas of open source and open standards. It's not enough, people say, to just have the software code be open source - the standards themselves need to be open too. Otherwi... (more)

You were recently at the Linux Kernel Summit. Can you tell us a little bit about the summit, what it is, and what you saw? The Linux Kernel Summit takes place every year and the last few years it's been held in Ottawa, Canada. Prior to that it was in San Jose, California. USENIX... (more)

So it's begun. Microsoft is admitting in its financial filings that Linux and open source are eating into its revenues. Worse for them, they say, is that what they're seeing is the tip of the iceberg. Hello, Microsoft Titanic? Meet Mr. Open Source iceberg. Hope you brought your ... (more)

Related Links: Red Hat Says Sun Should Open Source Java Is "Free Software" Dead? What's New Under the Sun? Sun's John Fowler talks to LinuxWorld Magazine There's been some debate recently on the license-discuss list hosted by the OSI on how to release code as open source while st... (more)

In this issue, Bernard Golden, author of Succeeding with Open Source, discusses open source software, its pros and cons, and how to choose the right Linux implementation for your business. What is open source software and how is it different from traditional software? The primar... (more)

There are some people who are passionate about the differences between "free software" and "open source." I'm beginning to wonder if the difference matters. The term "free software" came into use at about the same time that Richard Stallman quit his job at MIT, launched the GNU ... (more)

Mark Hinkle, LinuxWorld Magazine's editor of desktop technology and CIO of NeTraverse, makers of Win4Lin, talks to Kevin Bedell about the latest developments in the Linux desktop and Windows-to-Linux migration. LWM: Your Dr. Migration column has been very popular with our readers;... (more)

SYS-CON interviews Michael Norman, CEO of Scapa Technologies, live at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 in San Francisco, about Eclipse and - especially - the Hyades Project. Click here to listen [interview in MP3 format] ... (more)

Hello, and thanks for reading LinuxWorld Magazine! Welcome to our one-year anniversary issue! It seems like only yesterday that we were launching this magazine; so much has happened since then. We've carried some great articles, including detailed pieces on Carrier Grade Linux a... (more)

LWM's editor-in-chief, Kevin Bedell, recently had the opportunity to ask Ranajit Nevatia, director of Linux Strategy for VERITAS, a few questions about how Linux is impacting VERITAS and how the company is contributing to the world of open source. LWM: So, can you tell me how Li... (more)

LWM's editor-in-chief, Kevin Bedell, spoke with Sun's John Fowler about what's new - with Sun, with Fowler's new position, and with Sun's place in the open source world - and learned a little history as well. LWM: Thanks for talking with us John, and congratulations on your recent... (more)