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Remember September 11, 2001
Not by hatred will we rebuild, but only by love.


(Last Updated Thursday, 04 December 2003)

Linux is a Posix - compliant operating system very similar in most respects to Unix. It is the work of a collaborative community of developers working together over the internet, and is distributed freely to all who want to use it. The distribution of Linux is controlled by the GNU General Public License

Let me clarify something, though: Linux is NOT Unix! Some who think otherwise, namely SCO/Caldera, would attempt to misappropriate for themselves the work of countless programmers and developers - in essence stealing something that should be free to all who desire it. Shame on you, SCO! Send ME a "cease and desist" letter, please! I'll start a class action suit against you on behalf of all Linux users so fast it'll make your heads swim. Meanwhile, take this case to court, get your discovery evidence admitted if you can, and end all this innuendo, slander, and libel against the Linux community, Red Hat, IBM and everyone else. Your dreams of avarice ill become you.

Linux is available from a multitude of sources, in differing distributions. Among my favorite distros are Red Hat, Mandrake, Gentoo and Slackware.  The argument over which distribution is the "best" rages continually. I currently use Red Hat as it is what I find best for my purposes. I encourage new users to try out Red Hat or Mandrake (it's sexy French cousin) first, and branch out from there, but your mileage may vary, of course.

So much progress has been made in just the last year that Linux is now no longer the unfriendly OS of days past.  I have seen a child of nine year age use KDE and be comfortable.  Of course, adults may take longer to train... but Linux really is getting easier to use of late.  Hardware support continues to grow at such a rate as to be nothing short of amazing.

So, if you're tired of being locked in by certain proprietary operating systems we won't mention by name, why not give Linux a try?  The best way to do it is to follow some of the links down below.  I have followed them all myself, and can attest that they hold a wealth of information about my favorite OS.  Please contact me ( horus@netdoor.com ) to report broken links.  Thanks, and enjoy your tour.


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Linux Junior
A very friendly user community which caters especially to new Linux users.   Loaded with great info and useful forums.
CheapBytes  A great source which plays very true to the spirit of the Free Software movement & Linux in particular.
Red Hat Software  Distributors of  a very popular Linux! Good info here! (This site is deep but definitely worth digging into!)
Slackware Patrick Volkerding's excellent Linux distribution.  (Probably the closest to "real" Unix there is...)
Linux Journal  The best periodical dedicated to Linux yet.
Linux Magazine  These folks could challenge Linux Journal pretty soon.  Lots of stuff for beginner and advanced users.
Linux Format
A UK-based periodical dedicated to Linux that ships a CD or DVD with every issue!  I got Mandrake 9.1 this way.
Linux User & Developer
Another UK-based monthly that ships with a CD or DVD.  Boy, those Brits have style, huh?  I got Slackware 9.0 this way.
LinuxOnline The official Linux homepage and a great place to find anything to do with Linux.
X11.org  The place for info on all things X.  Further links to all sites for Window Managers and other stuff.
KDE-Look.org Great graphic themes for the KDE Desktop Environment! (Careful:  some R-ratedcontent here!)
Linux Documentation Project  All the HOW-TOs and document files about Linux...
Linux on Laptops Great info for those trying to get Linux running on a laptop.  Lots of help for X on a laptop also.
Open Office.org The Open Source cousin to Sun Microsystems'  MS-Office clone.   It's free!  It works! It's even available for Windows...
Netscape Home of the best web browser in the world. (Yes, it's  available for Linux...)
LinModems.org An organization for supporting WinModems under Linux
Linuxgruven.com A group supporting Open Source Training Materials for Linux and other Open Source projects.

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