The Linux Documentation Project Links: Media Coverage (original) (raw)

• National Public Radio's All things Considered had a story about Linux on April 8, 1998. The story features comments by Linus Torvalds, Donald Becker and Richard Stallman and you can listen to the story in RealAudio.
• NPR's Science Friday recently had a story on Free and Open Source Software with Eric S. Raymond and Richard Stallman. Listen here (RealAudio).
• Hour One: Beyond Windows, a recent program from NPR's Science Friday looks at alternatives to Microsoft Windows. Several prominent guests are interviewed in this program (RealAudio files are available).
• 32 Bits Online Magazine, a magazine covering various operating systems, including Linux.
• Brave GNU World, a monthly colum from the GNU Project.
• LinuxFocus, a free multilingual online magazine for the Linux community.
• Linux Book Reviews and the Linux Bibliography, list Linux books.
• LinuxFormat, a newsstand Linux magazine with a busy online community, forums, articles and more.
• LinuxNetMag, a free e-zine with articles about software, hardware, games, applications, tools, tips & tricks, configuration, kernel, booting and more.
• Linux Today, a bi-monthly Linux E-Zine.
• LinuxWorld.
• The New Penguin Times: A New Linux Online Magazine.
• Andreessen Sees Mozilla-Linux Upset Of Windows, a recent article in TechWeb.
• Australian Personal Computer has a number of Linux-related articles in the November 1997 edition.
• Be a Linux-based ISP, a tutorial article with information about setting up a Linux-based PPP server.
• Bonk! A New Windows Security Hole, a recent article in Wired, cites Linux's and FreeBSD's open development as the reason for quick releases of reliable security patches.
• An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, about Linux Beowolf clusters.
• Corel readies NCs, a recent article in InfoWorld, mentions that Corel is using Linux as the OS for it's new network computers.
• Corel Embraces Open Source, a recent article in Wired.
• Cryptozilla Thwarts Feds Crypto Ban, a recent article in Wired, reports on the release of a crypto-powered browser for Linux (and others).
• Dissension in the Closed Source Software Community, a TechSightings editorial.
• Do-It-Youself Supercomputers, a recent article in Wired, about the Los Alamos National Laboratories Linux cluster.
• Escape From Windows!, an article on ZDNet about alternatives to Windows, also has a poll on which OS could overtake it. Linux is in the lead by a long way.
• Freed Software Winning Support, Making Waves, a recent article in Wired reports on the Free Software revolution.
• First Monday, has several interesting articles in a recent issue.
• The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was, an article in WIRED 5.08.
• How Linux got so dang hot and Linux Inside: Free OS gains support of users & vendors, two recent pro-Linux articles.
• How Secure is Your E-commerce?, a recent article in Computer Currents.
• Bad news about the upcomingI2O Bus for PCs at Wired Magazine.
• Informix, Oracle Linux Ports On Tap from ZDNET.
• IS SURVIVAL GUIDE, a recent article in InfoWorld praises Linux and offers an interesting look at Linux and NT.
• Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems, a recent article in InfoWorld.
• Linux and Decentralized Development, a paper about the decentralized nature of the Linux community.
• Linux in a Gray Flannel Suit, an article in Byte Magazine about Linux in a commercial setting.
• Linux Helps Bring "Titanic" to Life, an article in the Linux Journal.
• Linux Log: Text Menus Eliminate a Major Objection to Linux, an article in the March issue of Troubleshooting Professional Magazine.
• Linux News & Editorial, from Computer Currents Magazine, lists some recent articles of interest.
• The Linux User Community wins InfoWorld's 1997 Best Technical Support Award and Red Hat 5.0 wins 1997 Product of the Year in the Operating Systems category.
• A recent Linux vs. NT article in Computer Currents.
• Mac Developers Seek the Source, a Wired article that tells about a group of developers asking Apple to free the Mac OS source code.
• The May 1998 issue of Troubleshooting Professional Magazine has many article on free software, and the November 1998 issue is dedicated entirely to Linux.
• Open Source Code Feature Index, in CMPnet.
• An OS for the people, an article in Lantimes Online mentions Linux and other Unices.
• OS Holy Wars, a recent article in InternetWeek tests web server platforms, including Linux.
• Red Hat Linux 5.0, gets a favorable review in PC Magazine Online.
• Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX, a recent performance comparison and analysis by consultant John Kirch.
• The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace, an opinion on the viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system.
• "Reboot! How Linux and open-source development could change the way we get things done", by Nicholas Thompson, an editor of The Washington Monthly.
• The reports of Unix's death are greatly exaggerated, a recent article in Byte magazine, claims that "Linux is what's bringing new hope to the Unix community".
• Slate Does Linux, a series of Linux articles at Slate.
• Source code for the masses, a recent article about Free and Open Source Software at C|NET.
• The Transmeta Enigma, a recent speculation about Transmeta in Salon Magazine.
• Troubleshooting Professional Magazine, Annual Linux Showcase (November 2000).
• Troubleshooting Professional Magazine, a detailed Linux/Xerces-Java based XML programming tutorial is featured.
• Unix Split Personality: How to Virtual Host, a recent tutorial article in UnixWorld Online, explains how to do virtual WWW hosting with Red Hat and Apache.
• Why is Microsoft worrying about Linux?.
• ECommerce Times Linux news.
• FirstLinux Network News (FNN).
• freshmeat, Linux and related news about software packages.
• GeekNews, A site devoted to reporting Linux news for geeks everywhere.
• Kernel Traffic, an index and summary of the traffic on the linux-kernel mailing list.
• The Linux Insider, Real-Time Linux News and Information from Around the World.
• Linux Net News, an overview of Linux-related articles and news from online news agencies and magazines. Includes indexes and archives.
• The Linux Newsletter from Linux Mall. If you want to subscribe to this newsletter, email LinuxNews@LinuxMall.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.
• Linux Today, features daily Linux news.
• Linux Weekly News (LWN).
• OS News, has daily news for all the happenings on the OS front, including Linux.
• Slashdot.org (News for Nerds on the Stuff that Matters), has a lot of general technical/computer news, including a lot of Linux-related stories.
• LinuxExpo.Net encourages growth and participation in the community by inviting Linux Expo attendees to write summaries of their experiences and publish it it on their site so that everyone can share in the knowledge gained.
• The Linux FUD FAQ, attempts to answer some of the fear, uncertainty and doubt about Linux.
• The Linux Myth Dispeller, answers many myths that might give Linux a bad reputation.
• The #LinuxOS EFnet home page, has a lot of Linux links and information, includingIs Linux for You?, a Linux advocacy page.
• Linux PR, has some tips on how to write good press releases, and where to send them.

Shows and Conferences (archive):

• 1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase, October 23 - 24, 1998 in Atlanta, GA, USA.
• AUUG98, September 14 - 18, 1998 in Sydney, Australia.
• Encontro Linux/OpenSource, September 8, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal.
• exponet + INTERNET WELT WIEN 98, February 17 - 19, 1998, in Vienna, Austria featured a Linux conference on February 18.
• The Linux conference at exponet 99, February 11, 1999, in Vienna, Austria. A few pictures are available too.
• Journ�es-rencontres "Autour du Libre", January 25 - 27, 1999, in Brest, France.
• Journ�es du Libre 2e Edition, March 26 - 27, 1999 in Strasbourg, France.
• Linux98, May 16, 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Linux Expo Paris, June 17 - 18, 1999 in Paris, France.
• 1998 Linux-Kongress, June 3 - 5, 1998 in Cologne, Germany.
• LinuxTag 1998, June 27 - 28, 1998 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
• LinuxTag '99, June 26 - 27, 1999 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
• Linux & Open Source Software Conference, January 20, 1999 in London, UK.
• LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, March 1 - 4, 1999 in San Jose, CA, USA.
• LinuxWorld Conference '99, March 18 - 19, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
• Open Source Developer Day, August 21, 1998 in San Jose, CA, USA.
• The O'Reilly Perl Conference
• Pluto Meeting 1997 December 5 - 8, 1997 in Perugia, Italy.
• PLUTO Meeting 1998/LiMe 1998, October 7 - 9, 1998, in Rome, Italy.
• SANE '98, November 18 - 20, 1998 in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
• UK Linux Conference, June 27 - 28, 1998 in Manchester, England.
• USENIX 1998 Annual Technical Conference, June 15 - 19, 1998 in New Orleans, LA, USA. The conference featured a Freely Distributable Software (FREENIX) Track.
• UKUUG Linux '99, June 25 -26, 1999 in Birmingham, England.