Surf these sites: 32 Bits Online Magazine -- Multi-platform magazine covering Linux, BeOS, FreeBSD, OS/2, Windows and more..."Because There''s More Than One Way to Compute" Avalon Linux Super-Computer -- Article on the 315th fastest super-computer. It runs on 70 Digital Linux machines using the Beowulf parallel processing project software. Best Technical Support Award -- InfoWorld declared the Linux user community to have the best technical support around. Compares the vast amount of help Linux users give to each other as opposed to the amount of tech support offered by major corporations. Could You Get Fired for Choosing Linux? -- Basically its one guys opinion with MANY follow up posts. Beginning to date already, but worth reading for the usual arguaments for/against Linux. Do women need an OS of their own? -- LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. [ZDNN] Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing -- An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1 Grassroots Linux grows (InfoWorld) -- An article that contains stories of different companies that have started using Linux. Also contains a section on "How to pick your Linux" which states the advantages of different distributions and links to their homepages. InfoWorld Interview with Linus Torvalds -- Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems in this interview with Mike Vizard of InfoWorld. Focuses mainly on how Linux is affecting the why people look at the future of operating systems and economics models that drive the industry. InfoWorld''s OS of the Year -- The Red Hat Linux distribution wins InfoWorld''s OS of the Year for 1997. Contains a small synopsis of the distributions strengths. Linux Daily News -- Linux Weekly News'' daily update. Linux Today -- A popular source for the latest in Linux and Open Source news. Linux for the Enterprise? -- Wired News (Jul 10, 1998) mention of the Taos Mountain conference with Linus Torvalds. Linux in the News -- Linux.org''s Article of the Week. Also includes previous Articles of the Week. Generally a well-balanced archive of good Linux articles. Linux in the spotlight -- Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes Linux picking up database steam -- Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux. Linux: Not Just For Geeks And College Kids Anymore -- This is an article that talks about how the Linux OS system evolved from a "hacker solution" OS to a truly good OS that could and should be brought into corporate environments. LinuxWorld - Putting Linux to Work -- Here''s where you''ll find news, feature articles and columns that will help you put Linux to work. Open Source''s First Six Months -- Eric Raymond talks about the 6 months after Netscape announced its commitment to open source. Open source gurus convene -- A group of the most well-known open source advocates, including Tim O''Reilly and Larry Wall, met and discussed ways to make open source a more viable way to improve programs. Quotes -- Quotes made by various people in the media. A stop to look them over and/or print them out and post them on your dormroom door is worthwhile. She-geeks confess love for Linux -- Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. [ZDNN] Slashdot.org Linux Articles Resource -- Hundreds of Linux related articles Survey on -- PC WEEKS'' survey in which they asked users "What do you use when failure is not an option?". Linux was what 80 percent of the people would want to use. The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace -- The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective. The software war goes nuclear -- An article arguing which OS will win the coveted spot atop the network OS throne. Mentions how projects such as the K Desktop Environment will help make Unix, and Linux, a much more viable operating system than ever before. UniForum Associate Conference; Meeting of the Minds -- A paper about the discussion at UniForum about getting the UNIX 98 brand for Linux What people have said about Linux -- A list of quotes from various media sources. Gives a few comparative benchmarks.
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