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The Debian legacy
Author: Nick Myra
Last week's 3.1 release makes this a great time to give Debian GNU/Linux a whirl. Debian's popularity has inspired dozens of variants,...
Decline and fall of the version number
Author: Nathan Willis
As a software version-numbering aficionado, I have recently concluded that the FOSS world has gone mad and is hurling itself -- users...
My Workstation OS: Frugalware
Author: Eduardo Romero
Why do I use a small project like Frugalware as my workstation operating system? Because it gives me the tools, simplicity, and...
Does ‘community’ still exist in open source?
Author: Matt Asay
The nature of the open source community is changing. I'm not exactly sure what "open source community" means anymore. When...
The GNU Compiler for Java comes of age
Author: Bruce Byfield
The GNU Compiler for Java (GCJ), a free software implementation of Java, has been in development for seven years, but with the...
GNU Bayonne 2 Introduced
David Sugar writes "June 6, Bayonne, NJ: This morning I made available a second generation Bayonne telephony application server for immediate testing and further...
My Workstation OS: Linux From Scratch
Author: Vinod Vijayarajan
Like nearly every other person who has contributed to this series, I have tinkered around with my share of Linux distributions. I...
My Workstation OS: Scientific Linux
Author: William Roddy
Scientific Linux (SL) might seem a strange choice as a desktop operating system for someone who is retired, disabled, and elderly, and...
My Workstation OS: Irix
Author: Robert Mertling-Blake
Can a proprietary Unix be a desktop OS that competes with Windows, Mac OS
X, and Linux desktops? Although it may lack the...
First look: F-Spot
Author: Andy Channelle
Ever since development of PixiePlus stalled, the average Linux user has been left short of a decent image management application. KimDaBa showed...