One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

Takeaway: Unix’s rock-solid reliability means that its relevant now more than ever – and Linux puts Unix’s power within reach. Unix has been around for a very long time. We remember the rampant ...

Corporate users of IBM’s AIX operating system remained unfazed by The SCO Group Inc.’s decision earlier this week to follow through with its threat to revoke IBM’s AIX distribution license (see story) ...

While the average Unix user is generally satisfied by the date/time stamps that he sees when using the ls -l command, it is sometimes useful to remember that there are actually several time stamps ...

First off, as the security pundits have been telling us for years, turn off services that you aren’t using on your servers. This can be as easy as commenting out lines in your /etc/inetd.conf file, ...

Reading manuals and wikis might sound tedious, but it's something I like about Linux. It might sound strange, but the way Linux and Unix docs are designed, it's much less of a chore than with other ...

I've been using OS X since it was released in March and I have decided that it is incredible (well-documented problems notwithstanding). The UNIX aspects of the OS have grabbed my imagination. I have ...

I was hoping that some of you who work in the industry might be willing to share some of your experiences as a UNIX systems administrator. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my life and ...