dave_aiello writes: “Recently, I have been coming up to speed using Linux as my primary desktop operating system. An indication of the success of this process is that I decided I needed to double the disk space on my Dell Inspiron from 12 to 25 gigabytes. This article discusses the stumbling blocks in the upgrade process, including large hard disk partitioning, and PC Card Services configuration. I tried to point out presumptions that are present in most Linux configuration and system administration books. I also discussed some good and bad experiences with parts of the Linux Documentation Project.

“It’s a unique application that has attracted some
impressive investors, including Sun Microsystems and Cox Cable, which
collectively have sunk $30 million into Expertcity. For now, the company won’t
reveal revenues, but Von Blottnitz predicts Expertcity will be profitable within
16 months and has enough cash on hand to hold out longer than that.” BusinessWeek reports.

From MSNBC: “Teenage computer ‘hackers’
will play cyber policemen to help an Indian
panel tackle Internet crimes, a top software
industry official said on Wednesday.”

LWN posts the latest Eazel newsletter: “We hope you enjoy the January edition of the Eazel Newsletter. This
newsletter is our way of keeping you informed about the latest Nautilus
news, the GNOME Project, and community efforts to make computers easier
to use.”

From BusinessWire: “The new features in v6.0 for UNIX as well as the enhancements to Visual SlickEdit’s core features are aimed at increasing development productivity. Visual
SlickEdit provides a common look and feel across platforms and development environments. Developers have a standard coding environment whether they are
programming in UNIX or across multiple platforms.”

LWN reports: “The current development kernel release is 2.4.0-prerelease. Linus announced the prerelease on
Sunday, December 31st, his last official action for the year 2000. This will be the only prerelease; he
promises that the next release will be 2.4.0. There will be a period of time before that release, of course,
both for bug-fixes and to allow non-Intel architectures to “catch up” to all the latest features and fixes.”

Bruce Perens: “Well, it’s been about a year and a half, and unfortunately Technocrat.net has not flourished. I take the
blame, I’ve not had enough time to run the site, and plans to fund a professional staff for the site fell
through. Readership has gone low enough that there’s no longer much reason to keep the site alive.
Thus, I will no longer be accepting new articles or comments, and will take the site down in a week or
so.”

Remember why you compiled your framebuffer into kernel? Of course!
Becouse of the fblogo – great penguin image on startup.
Now you can update your fblogo and create a graphical startup, just
like in windows. There are a few themes (one is for Debian!), but we are waiting for the REAL IMPORTANT ONE – Win98.
Check out the whole story on linuxnews.pl–LinuxNews.pl

The first thing that most new users shifting from Windows will find confusing is navigating the Linux filesystem. The Linux filesystem does things a lot more differently than the Windows filesystem. This article explains the differences and takes you through the layout of the Linux filesystem.

Article here on FreeOS.com–Mayank

MSNBC looks at Intel and its latest business moves and asks if it could be the next target of the US DoJ for an anti-trust suit.