Linux Links

ADVOCACY

Linux International

http://www.li.org/ LI is a nonprofit association of groups, corporations, and others that promotes and helps direct the growth of the Linux OS and the Linux community.

DEVELOPMENT

developerWorks

http://www.ibm.com/developer
IBM -run developer site's Linux Zone has articles, news, and descriptions/links to development tools. The Open Source Zone hosts projects licensed under the IBM Public License.

SourceForge

http://www.sourceforge.net
A centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software development. SourceForge hosts over 6,000 projects and has over 42,000 registered users.

DOCUMENTATION

Linux Documentation Project

http://www.linuxdoc.org/index.html
The LDP is a collaborative effort to provide Linux documentation, ranging from online docs to printed manuals, relating to installing, using, and running Linux.

Linux man Pages

http://www.ctyme.com/linuxdoc.htm
An indexed HTML version of the Linux man pages -- niftily compiled by a Linux wannabe and "DOS dummy who would rather go back to CP/M."

EVENTS

LinEvents

http://linevents.com/
Authoritative listing of all upcoming Linux-related events -- collected, categorized, summarized, and presented with an efficient interface.

GAMES

Linux Games

http://www.linuxgames.com/
Latest and greatest news, HOWTOs, hosted game sites, advocacy information, and links for games-on-Linux aficionados. Includes a pretty active discussion forum and an FTP download site.

Linux Game Tome

http://happypenguin.org/
A dynamic, user-maintained database of games for Linux. Started by Tessa Lau in 1995 and resuscitated and overhauled in 1998 by Bob Zimbinksi.

GENERAL LINUX

Tucows Linux

http://news.tucows.com/ext2/
Linux Webzine with original reviews, opinion, technical articles at various levels, software downloads, and an extensive library of HOWTOs.

FirstLinux

http://www.firstlinux.com/
Home of the Linux Guide, a searchable and alphabetically arranged compendium of Linux terms, definitions, and documentation. Also includes capsule reviews, resources for beginners, and an exhaustive set of Web links.

LinuxPlanet

http://www.linuxplanet.com
Mixed bag of features, reviews, opinion, discussion, and tutorials. Best known for editor Kevin Reichard's reviews and editorials.

Just Linux

http://www.justlinux.com/
A Linux portal with some free services too: dynamic DNS, email forwarding, and the Linux Registry (a searchable database of Linux professionals, hobbyists, and jobs/projects).

Linux.com

http://www.linux.com/
Linux.com offers original features and columns, news, and support resources aimed at users of all experience levels.

Linux Gazette

http://www.linuxgazette.com/
Monthly Web publication with an informal style. Linux Gazette is dedicated both to making Linux just a little more fun and to sharing ideas and discoveries.

Linux Journal

http://www.linuxjournal.com
This companion site to the venerable monthly print magazine has selected material from the current issue plus a number of online-only feature articles. Other features include a speakers bureau.

The Linux Show!!

http://www.thelinuxshow.com/
Weekly Webcast (Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Pacific) with discussion of recent Linux news and sometimes controversial topics, often including special guests from the Linux community. Part of the GeekCast Network.

Linux Online

http://www.linux.org/
A nonprofit operation that includes contributions from thousands in the Linux community. Aims to provide a clearinghouse for information about, and to further the promotion of, Linux.

32BitsOnline

http://32bitsonline.com/
32BitsOnline has timely editorials, technical articles, hardware and software reviews, news, polls, and other features geared toward IT professionals in the Linux and BeOS worlds.

Linux Magazine

http://www.linux-mag.com/
The "chronicle of the revolution" has been going to subscribers and newsstands since the spring of 1999. Complete issues go online a few months after they come out in print. Site also includes some online-only content.

LinuxNews.com

http://www.linuxnews.com
This news site, spun off from LinuxMall.com, distinguishes itself by mixing a healthy dose of original content with links to Linux news from across the Web.

HUMOR

Segfault.org

http://segfault.org/
Go here when it all gets too serious. Where else can you find satire like "NT Outperforms Self on Same Hardware" and "USA Replaces Constitution with Linux Kernel?"

Humorix

http://i-want-a-website.com/about- linux/
Fake news that pokes fun at Linux and other tech stuff. "Fake news is to Humorix as unconfirmed rumors are to Slashdot."

KERNEL

Linux Kernel Archives

http://www.kernel.org/
Official site for the Linux kernel source. A number of sites around the world have provided mirrors, which you can access from here.

NEWBIES

Eclectic Compendium for Linux Newbies

http://www.xmission.com/~howardm /
A well-organized individual's site, with basic technical information, hints, tips, examples, and Web links for those getting started with Linux. Includes an Online Troubleshooting Resources page.

LinuxNewbie

http://www.linuxnewbie.org
This site takes people by the hand who are having a hard time learning how to operate, install, and get around the OS.

NEWS

comp.os.linux.announce archive

http ://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/mjrauhal/linux/cola.archive/cola-last-50.html
c.o.l.a. is a moderated Usenet newsgroup intended as a forum for announcements for the Linux community. This page has links to the latest 50 messages, newest ones first.

Linux Weekly News

http://lwn.net
Weekly summary of Linux news for all interests. Also has editorials, features, an event calendar, and a Linux stocks page. Includes daily updates page.

Linux Today

http://linuxtoday.com
The most all-encompassing Linux and open source news site on the Web, updated continuously.

Slashdot.org

http://slashdot.org/
This hippest of geek sites has reader-contributed daily news and reviews for those who gravitate toward open source but also have a far-ranging set of other techie interests.

OPEN SOURCE

Apache Software Foundation

http://www.apache.org/
The Apache Software Foundation supports Apache open source software-development projects, including the world-dominant Apache Web server software.

FreeBSD

http://www.freebsd.org/
FreeBSD is a robust BSD Unix operating system with advanced networking, performance, security, and compatibility features for "PC-compatible" computers. FreeBSD is free and developed and maintained by a large team of individuals.

OpenBSD

http://openbsd.org/
OpenBSD is a free, volunteer-developed, multiplatform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system emphasizing portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security, and integrated cryptography. Supports binary emulation of Linux.

NetBSD

http://www.netbsd.org/
NetBSD is a free, highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers to handheld devices.

GNOME

http://www.gnome.org/
The GNOME project, part of the GNU Project, intends to build an easy-to-use desktop environment for users and a powerful application framework for software developers.

The GNU Project

http://www.gnu.org/
GNU (GNU's not Unix) is the venerable and productive endeavor, founded by Richard Stallman, to provide a freely distributable replacement for Unix.

KDE

http://www.kde.org/
KDE seeks to fill the need for easy-to-use desktop for Unix and Linux workstations. The software created by the KDE project is open source and cost-free.

OpenSource.org

http://www.opensource.org/
Resource site for the Open Source Initiative, an organization that advances the cause of "free software" on the pragmatic grounds of reliability, cost, and strategic business risk.

SECURITY

SecurityPortal

http://securityportal.com/linuxto pnews.html
Information for corporate security professionals includes tech notes and opinion pieces, summaries of breaking security news, feature articles, and links to security-related resources.

LinuxSecurity

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/
Source of information, insight, and news relating to Linux and open source security issues.

SPECIAL- INTEREST TECHNICAL LINUX SITES

LinuxPPC

http://www.linuxppc.org/
This is the official home of the Linux/PPC project, the native port of Linux to the PowerPC processor. It's primarily, but not exclusively, developer-oriented.

Linux Telephony

http://www.linuxtelephony.org/
A site that's "bridging the Linux and telephony paths"; offers relevant news articles, technical discussion, projects, software, reviews, and other resources.

LinuxDevices.com

http://www.linuxdevices.com/
News, articles, polls, forum, event and job listings, products, and links -- all exclusively focused on using Linux in embedded applications.

Realtimelinux.org

http://www.realtimelinux.org/
An impartial, technically oriented, noncommercially aligned community resource for people interested in Linux as a realtime OS, focusing on the "hard realtime" Linux kernels and applications.

SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES

Freshmeat

http://www.freshmeat.net/
Repository of free applications for almost any Linux purpose. Dozens of new packages are posted daily from the hundreds contributed. There's also an editorial section.

IceWalkers

http://www.icewalk.com/
A site where Linux software authors can announce their latest releases and make them available for download. Includes a system for users to rate applications.

LinuxApps.com

http://www.linuxapps.com/
Downloads of new applications for Linux from contributing developers. Several are posted each day; all are indexed in a separate frame by date and by category.

AppWatch.com

http://www.appwatch.com/
A repository for free and open source Linux applications only. AppWatch not only announces new versions, but also maintains a database of changes and up-to-date links to all releases of each application it lists.

STANDARDS

Linux Standard Base

http://www.linuxbase.org/
The goal of the Linux Standard Base is to develop and promote a set of standards that will increase compatibility among Linux distributions and enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux system.

X WINDOW SYSTEM

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