A Brief History of UNIX File Systems - Val Henson/IBM

Slideshow (22 slides in pdf) presented to Linux Users Group of Davis, CA by Val Henson from IBM. Topics covered: Review of UNIX, file system formats, file system concepts, 1974-2008, file system comparisons and recommendations, fun trivia.

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Learn UNIX in 10 minutes

"The purpose is to have on one page the basics to get started using the UNIX command line" Great read for those of you interested in *NIX.

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Intel Releases LatencyTop 0.1

"The Intel Open Source Technology Center is pleased to announce the release of version 0.1 of LatencyTOP, a tool for developers to visualize system latencies. Slow servers, skipping audio, jerky video - everyone knows the symptoms of latency. But to know what's really going on in the system, what's causing the latency, and how to fix it...

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User does not believe Linux can run without Windows

In a forum post on zdnet, a user explains why Linux cannot run on a computer without Windows. Very funny to read.

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SimCity Classic GPL’ed - called Micropolis

Source code for SimCity has been released under the GPLv3. For legal reasons the open source version was renamed Micropolis, which was apparently the original working title.

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CentOS 4.6 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig..

This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.6 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.

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K3B - The Easy Way to Burn CDs and DVDs

K3B is an application that ships in the default KDE packages in most distributions, however it’s a very useful tool that can often be overlooked. K3B is a CD and DVD burning application that makes it easy to burn data, audio and disc images onto writable CDs and DVDs. It is a very mature, stable and fully featured application.

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Tutorial: Forwarding GNOME over SSH

Connect to your Linux computer remotely, without needing to take the slow VNC route. Yet still having a GUI to work with. This quick and painless tutorial will show how to forward your GNOME session from your Linux box to another computer, via SSH and X11 Forwarding.

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Why schools should exclusively use free software

There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. But there are special reasons that apply to schools. They are the subject of this article.

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Fedora Project Hires New Leader

The Fedora Project has hired a new leader from the community. Having not worked at Red Hat hiring Paul Frields shows, once again, how committed Red Hat is to fostering community and Open Source.

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Why Linux Users Should Be Furious At BBC

Recently the BBC had a bit of a wake up call regarding numbers and how many Linux users were really out there. Why does any of this matter? It has to do with something the BBC provides called the iPlayer. Seriously, relying on ActiveX is so "1990's" that it's painful, and as luck would have it, the Linux users who wish to use this BBC player...

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Linux PC Models Multiply As Vista Struggles

Demand for Linux systems is such that some retailers are selling out. Last year, for instance, Wal-Mart for a time couldn't fulfill orders for Everex's $199 gPC.

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Ten Tips for KDE 4.0 Beginners

This is a list of ten tips that may help you out in getting started with KDE 4.0. All of these I discovered since installing KDE 4.0 in Ubuntu.

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PlayOnLinux

PlayOnLinux (POL) is a python-based frontend (with bash install scripts) to install windows programs in Wine. Originally, the program's purpose was to let new linux users install their favorite windows games with ease. the program has evolved to include office-based windows programs (such as MSOffice 2003), and DOS based programs with DosBox.

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Can Linux finally unite Korea?

"Under the banner of "Hana Linux" - literally "One" Linux - the two countries have agreed to work on a groundbreaking IT development project that might shatter the final Cold War boundary.South Korea is one of Linux's biggest converts. Since discovering the free operating system in 2003, officials have unveiled plans to switch all government-run"

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