January 2001
The Industry of Open Source
Open Source: Breaking Through the Hype
By Jim Jagielski
The software may be free, but how good is it? Jim shows you how to look past the pricetag and evaluate projects on their merit in the business place.
PostgreSQL: Taking E-Business Up a Notch
By Ned Lilly
Proprietary vendors control most of the database market, but rapidly evolving open source programs threaten to shake up the status quo. Ned explains why PostgreSQL may be your best bet for Web applications.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
Idealism and pragmatism are often at odds, but open-source licensing tangles are impeding progress more than they're protecting the movement. Bret A. Fausett provides the details.
Building Your Web Team
Gone are the days when a single Webmaster was all you needed to manage your online presence. Senior Editor Margaret Berry shows you how to assemble the right crew.
Product Reviews
IntraDAT VShop.
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
A typography primer for the designer in every developer. Molly Holzschlag introduces your left brain to your right brain.
Keeping Up Appearances
Eazel's Andy Hertzfeld is on a quest to make Linux the most user-friendly operating system available. He takes a moment to talk to Senior Editor Yvonne Lee.
Product Reviews
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).
P R O G R A M M I N G :
Java@Work
Al Williams helps boost your regular expression power with some ready-to-use code.
Programming with Perl
Open source is like a potluck. Randal L. Schwartz brings his share to the table.
Script Junkie
When PHP stops short, don't fret. Sterling Hughes shows you how to extend it with C and C++.
XML@Large
Even if you're only using XML for data exchange, don't overlook XSLT, says Michael Floyd.
Blog Rolling Competitions
Need to impose order on the frenzied exchange of ideas? Brian Jepson recommends a Weblog.
Product Reviews
MaxSQL.
Product Reviews
AbriaSoftSQL Standard.
Product Reviews
Zend Technologies Zend Optimizer.
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
Platforms
Ray Valdés reminiscences on wacky wireless notions and other ideas whose time has never come.
Technical Challenges for a Wireless Japan
Douglas Teeple shows how successful wireless service providers are overcoming challenges the rest of us will face in the future.
Product Reviews
FreeBSD 4.1.
Product Reviews
Red Hat Linux 7.0.
E N D TO E N D :
The Home Page
The open source movement still faces big challenges. But, Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala believes that many of these obstacles may be inherent to the open-source model itself.
Webmaster's Domain
Our fearless Webmaster, Lincoln D. Stein, attempts to merge the computer for the rest of us with the operating system for the nerds in us.
Redirect
P2P is closer to Tim Berners-Lee's two-way Web itself, with each client acting as a server.
Mailto:
You tell us where we went wrong, and right.
Bookmarks
Eugene Eric Kim looks at two books that each cover an open source technology: Perl and MySQL.
The Last Page
Technologies long abandoned in obsolete computer heaven are just waiting to be brought back to life. Michael Swaine resuscitates a few.
