From Digg; these are the sorts of “simple” methods and tutorials that people need to push, to get Linux into common home usage. “This tutorial explains how to turn an old PC with additional hard disks into a simple home file server. The file server is intended for home use. The home file server is accessible by Windows and Linux computers in the home network.”
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This is too funny: “I recently found a fun feature available within the sudo program that will insult you when you do the wrong thing such as enter your password incorrectly. I
’ll tell you how you can activate the feature for a few laughs and also give a few examples of what insults you might get.”
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The Linux Vault is a new wiki project founded with the mission of creating a centralized GNU/Linux information website. It has been just created, so we are begging everybody to take part of it and make it the place for writing guides, HOW-TO’s, configurations, administration tips, tricks, tweaks or whatever else related to the GNU/Linux system.
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Microsoft killed the old “Get The Facts” website recently, looks like, and replaced with a new site carefully designed to let you know why paying a crapton of money for licensed software is better than using free open source software for your business needs. Found it on ZDNet…
Why? Well, just because. No, really. You need these to play.
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I guess this picture is one sure-fire way to get Linux desktops exposed to a new demographic…
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“Hot off the presses: Judge Dale Kimball has issued a 102-page ruling [PDF] on the numerous summary judgment motions in SCO v. Novell. Here is what matters most: [T]he court concludes that Novell is the owner of the UNIX and UnixWare Copyrights.”
This is really it, then? I wonder who’ll finance and drive the next assault on OSS et al, now that SCO is about to fade, er, burn away…
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Giant ASCII art image of Tux.
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From Digg, for you other nerds out there: “Extremely handy terminal command reference sheet, available as a PDF file (image visible and readable on the page). Divided into the following categories: File Commands, Process Management, File Permissions, SSH, Searching, System Info, Compression, Network, Installation, and Shortcuts. Licensed under Creative Commons.”
Kinda self-explanatory, posting for myself too so I don’t forget to save it. I like how rm -rf is flagged for EXTREME CAUTION!!1! i.e., don’t do this, duh:
rm -rf /*
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