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Linux Vendors

There are three popular Linux vendors;

  • Redhat, the company that made the concept of open source software as a subscription a reality with RedHat Enterprise Linux.
  • Novell Inc., the owners of SUSE Linux - probably the major commercial competitor to RedHat in terms of commercial Linux.
  • Ubuntu, becoming quite a popular distribution of GNU/Linux, sponsored by Canonical Ltd. who also provide contract support.

But remember there are numerous Linux distributions. If you want a fuller list have a look at Linux Links - The Linux Portal

Other Vendors

These other vendors have something to offer commercial organisations, whether it be hardware, middleware, another operating system to keep management happy. Plus, if folks search for these company names, hopefully we'll come up on the list!

  • Microsoft Inc., I'm sure management like them. They have done some useful things over the last quarter of a century. Anyway, with their Novell - Microsoft licensing deal it might make it easier for you to get Linux into your organisation.
  • Sun Microsystems Inc., as an alternative to Linux, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris is pretty good.

Training Providers

Here are some alternate training providers, of both Linux and Java courses;

  • Redhat the provider of the official Redhat training for all things Redhat; Linux, JBoss, Redhat directory server, etc.
  • Sun Microsystems Inc. for all things Sun related; Solaris, Java, Sun hardware.

Other Linux and Java Resources

These are just some of the resources that we find useful - we'll add to the list as we find more useful ones.

  • Linux Online! a good starting point for all things Linux, generally has some good aggregated article links, plus the state of kernel levels.
  • kernel.org the place to get your kernel source from!
  • LWN.net Your Linux Info Source, a subscription, and free, news service regarding Linux articles.
  • java.sun.com the definitive place for Java stuff.
  • java.netmore Java stuff, hosts a number of Java projects, such Glassfish the open source Java application server.
  • jsfcentral.com the place to go to find out more about JavaServer Faces technology.
  • Apache Foundation the place to go for Java server side technology.
  • JBoss Enterprise Middleware now owned by Redhat. This link takes you to the Redhat site, for the free JBoss Application Server stack visit jboss.org.
  • javacrawl.com a portal aggregating a number of Java related sites. A good launch point.
  • nakedobjects.org a method for designing applications by directing the designer to investigate the model rather than the view or controller. It also provides a framework for deploying applications.

Other Resources

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