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Linux News
- Slashdot ("News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters")
- LinuxToday (summary of Linux in today's news)
- Linux.com (news, links, info)
- Linux Weekly News (weekly, with some daily teasers)
- comp.os.linux.announce (last 50 via GoogleGroups)
- Linux Journal (now a monthly on-line PDF magazine) from Belltown Media, Inc. (which took it over in Dec. 2006 from now-defunct Specialized System Consultants, Inc. = SSC)
- Linux Gazette — a volunteer-staffed monthly Web magazine (widely mirrored, and also packaged by some Linux distributions). Magazine folded after the July 2011 issue.
- Brave GNU World (monthly, 1999-2004)
- Freecode (formerly Freshmeat; Open Source editorials, static since June 2014, see also Software)
About Linux
- Linux-specific Documentation and References
- Linux Documentation Project (LDP) Home Page -- one of the most popular Linux pages
- LinuxHQ — kernel info (has been offline since 2011)
- Linux directory listing on DMOZ
- LDP search using Google search engine
- Open Source Documentation and References
- Computers:Open Source at DMOZ Open Directory Project
- Linux/UNIX Independent Group for Usability Information (archival link; folded in 2001)
- GNU Manuals
- "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" - an open source white paper
- Linux-Related Organizations
- Linux Foundation consortium, umbrella for Linux Standards Base (LSB), OpenPrinting, Carrier Grade Linux and other efforts (formed as the merger of Open Source Developer Labs = OSDL and Free Standards Group; subsequently went corporate and ignores the Linux community)
- Linux International (archival links; group folded in 2014)
- Linux Professional Institute - Professional Certification for the Linux Community
- linux.org's Linux Home Page
- Linux Advocacy Info
- Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO
- Linuxmanship
- "Operating System Sucks-Rules-O-Meter" - obviously, Linux Rules
Software for Linux Users
- Linux-Related Project Meta-Sites (foundries)
- SourceForge
- Savannah for GNU and free non-GNU projects
- A few Interesting Open Source Projects
honestly, we can't dream of noting them all...- GNU-Win32 Project -- Unix environment on Windows
- Article "Escaping the Java Trap" was a landmark 2005 snapshot of open-source Java on Linux (most Java then being notoriously proprietary), prior to Sun's open-sourcing of most Java code. (The problems it cites have since been fixed.)
- Linux Enterprise Computing
- LinuxTV resources
- POSIX ACLs for Linux - information, and kernel patches for POSIX 1e ACLs (of historic interest only, as the patches have been merged)
- RichACLs for Linux is an extension of POSIX ACLs to implement NFSv4 ACLs natively on LInux
- Linux Software and Related Products
- Freecode.com (static since June 2014)
- Linux Software Map (updated weekly)
- FileWatcher.com - FTP search engine
- Linux Applications and Utilities Bill Latura's famous page - historical interest only
- Scientific Applications on Linux [unmaintained since 2001; still useful]
- OSDisc.com - CD/DVD vendor
- Linux Central - CD/DVD and book vendor
- EasyLinuxCDs.com - vendor of CDs/DVDs, books/manuals, online courses, flash drives, etc.
Linux Jobs
Sites with opening and/or resume listings specific to Linux.- HotLinuxJobs: search firm for both direct hire and contract jobs
- Android [actually Linux] Kernel Developer Job Market: jobs board run by Christopher Lozinski
- Linux System Administrator Job Market: jobs board run by Christopher Lozinski
- IT Toolbox Job Center
- Beyond.com job board
- Dice Linux
- USENET LISA SIG Jobs board
- SVLUG's own Jobs mailing list
SVLUG is sometimes asked about which publicly-traded companies have a focus on Linux. Remember to study applicable market research before investing. |
Major Linux Distributions
These are places to find pre-packaged distributions of Linux. LWN - Linux Weekly News has extensive listing of many Linux distributions at its "Distributions" section. We list only particularly well-known distributions.- Ubuntu Linux: Debian-derived distro with GNOME (Ubuntu), KDE (Kubuntu), xfce4 (Xubuntu), education (Edubuntu), and server (Ubuntu Server) flavours
- Mageia Linux (community fork of Mandriva): cutting-edge desktop distribution, derived from Red Hat
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Debian GNU/Linux: a worldwide community-maintained distro
with over 21,000 packages on 11 CPU platforms
- Debian GNU/Linux security info
- Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): a corporate-standard Linux,
not freely redistibutable, though
rebuilds such as CentOS are
(local offices in Mountain View)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates FTP site
- Fedora is the freely-redistributable successor to Red Hat Linux, and a quick-moving testbed for RHEL. See also its one-disk desktop variant, BLAG.
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Novell / SUSE (local sales office in Oakland):
a corporate-standard Linux, SUSE being the "community" side,
Novell the corporate side
- Novell / SUSE Linux security info
- Novell / SUSE Linux Patches, Updates, Bugfixes
- Gentoo Linux: the leading source-based distribution, with Sabayon Linux as a desktop variant
- Slackware Linux: the oldest surviving distro, appealing for its elegantly sparse design, stability, and administrative control
- Knoppix: by default a run-from-CD distribution with focus on the KDE desktop and excellent hardware detection
- MEPIS Linux: a KDE-based desktop distribution, especially good for laptops and new Linux users
- Karsten's Distributions Guide: a taxonomy
- Distrowatch's Major Distributions page, aka Beginner's Guide to Choosing a (Linux) Distribution
- Article " A Linux Distribution Comparison Matrix" (five major distributions compared - 2006)
- PowerPC-specific distributions
- Yellow Dog Linux, a Red Hat-derived distribution
- Debian GNU/Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- Linux-compatible operating systems (run Linux software via compatibility module)
North American Linux Hardware Vendors
Vendors are listed alphabetically.- ASL, veteran server/workstation builder (Fremont)
- ASA Computers, Linux and BSD servers and workstations (Fremont)
- Best Buy carries laptops preloaded with Linux distributions (East Palo Alto, Union City, San Carlos, and Sunnyvale)
- Emperor Linux, Linux laptops and tablets (Atlanta)
- Iron Systems (created by the founders of Telenet Systems): BSD and Linux servers (San Jose)
- iXsystems (formerly OffMyServer, formerly part of BSDi, formerly Telenet Systems), BSD and Linux servers (San Jose)
- Linux Certified, laptop vendor and services company (Sunnyvale)
- Linux Consulting (Alvin Oga), vendor of rackmount 1U servers, small (cube) PCs, and high-capacity blade-server storage, and provider of support and consulting services (Reno)
- Los Alamos Computers has offered desktop, laptop, and high performance computing systems since 2000, including Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, certified for and preloaded with your choice of many Linux distributions (Los Alamos, NM)
- Mazda Technologies makes and sells servers, rackmount storage, server racks/cabinets, ethernet switches, workstations, and laptops using Linux — and does software engineering and IT consulting (Fremont)
- Net Express makes Linux and BSD workstations, servers, clusters, and RAID arrays (Hayward)
- Penguin Computing, Linux servers, HPC clusters, network switches, workstations, storage devices, integrated rack solutions (Fremont)
- Oracle Corp.'s Sun Microsystems division, Linux computers (Santa Clara)
- Purism makes the Librem series of laptops, designed for maximum access to open-source programmability all the way down to the metal, assembled in South San Francisco (Seattle, WA)
- System76 makes and sells Linux laptops, desktops, and servers (Denver)
- WalMart, believe it or not. Books, software, and other goodies too. (20 stores within 50 miles of SVLUG)
Local Linux Vendors
You can download it for free from the Net (and print the manuals yourself) or buy a packaged distribution with manuals. Support is available from system integrators or larger distribution vendors. Smaller distributions are usually offered as do-it-yourself kits.- almost any store that sells computer books (Barnes and Noble, etc.) carries some books with bundled CDs/DVDs (but beware of obsolete software)
Local Community Service Linux Sites
Other (Linux, Unix, Software, etc.) Local Groups
- Linux User Groups or Associations in Northern and Central California
(and adjacent parts of Nevada)
- Bay Area Debian
- Bay Area Linux User Group (BALUG) (San Francisco)
- Cabrillo College GNU/Linux Users Group (Cabrillo GLUG)
- Central Valley Area Linux Enthusiasts (CVALE) (Stockton area)
- Consortium of All Bay Area Linux (CABAL) (Menlo Park)
- East Bay Linux User Group (EBLUG) (Fremont)
- Fresno Linux Users Group (FLUG) (Fresno)
- Linux Users Group of Davis (LUGOD) (Davis)
- North Bay Linux Users' Group (NBLUG) (Sebastopol)
- PC Clubhouse Linux SIG (Hayward)
- Peninsula Linux Users' Group (PenLUG)
- Reno Linux Users Group (RLUG) (Reno)
- Sacramento LUG (SacLUG) aka Linux Users Group of Sacramento (LUGS) (Sacramento)
- San Francisco Linux Users' Group (San Francisco)
- SJSU LUG (San Jose)
- Smaug (Santa Cruz)
- Stanford Linux User Group (Palo Alto)
- Starship Augusta Ada (San Francisco/North Bay) - the 24th century's free software user group
- UC Santa Cruz Linux Users Group (SlugLUG)
- Resources for user groups
- Info about starting a Linux User Group in your area
- Bay Area Technical Organizations
- ACCU (Assoc. of C and C++ Users) Silicon Valley Chapter
- ACM - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
- ACM/SIGGRAPH - Silicon Valley Chapter
- Bay Area FreeBSD User Group (BAFUG) (San Bruno)
- BayLISA (Bay Area Large-Installation System Administrators)
- Bay Area Python User Group (BayPIGgies) (San Bruno and Mountain View)
- Berkeley Unix User Group (BUUG) (Berkeley)
- CocoaHeads, Silicon Valley Chapter (Cupertino)
- Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society (ERPS)
- Oakland Perl Mongers (Oakland)
- SF Bay Area NetBSD User Group (Sunnyvale, but venue shown is reportedly wrong, try the one on BALE)
- San Francisco Perl Users Group (San Francisco)
- Silicon Valley Java Users Group (SVJUG)
- Silicon Valley Perl Mongers (South Bay locations)
- Silicon Valley WebGuild
- Sonoma County System Administrators (SoCoSA) (Sebastopol)
- The Tech Museum of Innovation (Downtown San Jose)
- West Valley Amateur Radio Association (WVARA)
- Other Linux User Groups or Associations
- Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ALE)
- Central Indiana Linux Users Group (CINLUG)
- High School Linux Users Group (HS-LUG), mail list supporting use of Linux in high schools
- Linux Users of Los Angeles (LULA)
- Orange County Linux Users Group (OCLUG), Orange County, California
- Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group (OCLUG), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ("Silicon Valley North")
- Sarnia Linux Users Group (SLUG), Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Skåne Sjælland Linux User Group (SSLUG), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Triangle Linux Users Group, Research Triangle Park (Raleigh/Durham), North Carolina
- Miscellaneous Non-local or Non-Technical
- Silicon Valley PAF Users Group (genealogy)
- SD Forum
Net-Savvy Humor
- User Friendly comic strip
- Dilbert comic strip
- Ask Humorix: So You Want To Start Your Own Linux User Group
- Segfault.org: "What If Linus Torvalds Gets Hit By A Bus?" - An Empirical Study
- Running Windows Viruses with WINE
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