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Comp.os.linux.announce Repository The archives of the comp.os.linux.announce moderated newsgroup. hot developerWorks developerWorks is a free on-line resource for tools, code, tips, education, on-line tutorials and more. The site is for developers with focus on world-wide open standards and cross-platform technologies such as Java, XML, Linux, Security, Web, Unicode and Open-Source. Get relevant information from both industry-leading sources as well as tapping in to the knowledge of the IBM technical community. hot RedHat package manager aims to bring you the latest and most up to date information on the RPM software packaging tool which is taking the world by storm hot The Linux Documentation Project LDP is a loosely knit team of volunteers who provide documentation for many aspects of Linux. 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Kylix Kicks contains the latest news on Kylix the Linux edition of Delphi and C++Builder Linus Torvalds Interview part of an Open Source Code Spotlight series being run on CMPNet - Linus discusses the nature of freeware, future directions of the open source code movement and the business models that work for the freeware process Linux and me the beginnings of an online book by Barry Kauler Linux Book Reviews basic info and reviews Linux Cheatsheet a running list of commands in various Linux applications intended to be printed out and kept under your Linux Bible for quick reference Linux Dialin Server Setup Guide Detailed, accurated and step-by-step guide for setting up a Linux dialin server. Linux Incompatibility List an attempt to catalog and document hardware/peripherals of all kinds that do not work with the Linux operating system. Fortunately, at this point in time, there is far, far more hardware that works without any problems with Linux, so this site aims to make Linux users aware of hardware to avoid (or if you want to be famous, hardware to write drivers for) Linux Java Tips and Hints Page very informally maintained by Jeff Harrington Linux Knowledge Base The Linux Knowledge Base is a searchable archive of Linux technical information, built from the Linux HOWTO's, various web and ftp sites, mailing lists, and newsgroups Linux mailing lists Index of 533 Linux mailinglists, fully searchable Linux MAN pages Linux MAN pages offers indexed HTML version of the manual pages. Linux NIS HOWTO and info The Network Information Service (NIS) provides a simple network lookup service consisting of databases and processes. It was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. Its purpose is to provide information, that has to be known throughout the network, to all machines on the network. Linux on Libretto documentation about running Linux on the Japanese Toshiba Libretto Linux Quake Howto attempts to be a comprehensive source of information about all aspects of Quake, QuakeWorld and Quake II under Linux Linux Tips and Tricks Useful collection of Linux tips and tricks, from newsgroups and mailing-lists. With classification by themes Linux's History A sentimental journey into some of the first posts concerning linux Linux-HOWTO.com HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs, man pages, RFCs, IRC networks, books, Linux links, etc... Linux-Netscape Help Page a kind of mini HOWTO Linux-One-Stanza-Tips Linux-One-Stanza-Tips is a series of small Linux related hints and tips, which could be used as signatures with your mails. LinuxClass tutorials, workshops and news about GNU/Linux and the open source world. Special interests: linux, vim, php, perl and databases. LinuxNow.com The Most Complete Linux Reference LML Linux Mailing List This page contains a brief description of a lot of linux mailings lists. man-pages-ja a comprehensive collection of Japanese man pages for Linux. It contains Japanese version of LDP man-pages, man pages for GNU tools, and ones for various opensource applications. More than 800 pages are available in this package Netfilter/iptables on Linux This document provides an introduction to the netfilter/iptables system, how it works, its advantages, installing and configuring, and how to use it to configure firewalls on Linux systems to filter IP packets. NT vs. Linux Database Server Benchmark Comparisons a survey of reported benchmarks allowing comparison of the database performance of NT and Linux. OpenSSH key management, Part 3 take advantage of OpenSSH agent connection forwarding to enhance security, and see how popular keychain shell script has evolved OTN Linux Technology Center The official resource for software technical advice and resources for Oracle support for Linux - including software downloads, sample code, installation guides, and discussion forums. PC-Clone UNIX Hardware Buyer's Guide A resource for information about how to buy and configure PC-clone hardware for cheap, powerful UNIX systems. plain Linux Main attractions: Linux related mailing list archives (latest 2000 and 200 articles), linux history, formatted HOWTOs and guides. Porting MFC applications to Linux porting Windows applications to Linux doesn't have to involve a retraining nightmare. Markus Neifer shows how to port MFC using wxWindows, giving a user's guide to this open source GUI toolkit and providing a complete, step-by-step porting example PostgreSQL Technical Documentation the PostgreSQL Technical Documentation website, with tutorials, articles, guides, performance, tuning information, links to PostgreSQL tools, and much more Printer Compatability Listing an interactive listing of printers and how well they work under Linux. Python Documentation the official documentation for the Python programming language Reduce your Linux memory footprint In this article, learn how to accurately measure the amount of memory your Linux system uses. You also get practical advice on reducing your memory requirements using an Ubuntu system as an example. References for TeX and Friends an ongoing project with the aim of providing a help file for LaTeX (and his friends like ConTeXt, Metapost, Metafont, etc.) using a state-of-the-art source format, aka DocBook/XML Rute Users Tutorial and Exposition a book on GNU/Linux that aims to be the definitive guide for new users as well as sufficing as training course material, covering both the RHCE and LPI requirements Sharing computers, Part 2 the second of two articles comparing SSH, remote X, VNC, and other technologies as ways of remotely running applications. In this part, the author takes a look at some VNC configuration issues, glances at IBM's Desktop On-Call, introduces remote X, and talks a bit about security Solaris-to-Linux porting guide takes a look at why you might want to port your application from Sun Solaris to Linux, and presents guidelines, suggestions, and resources to help. 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