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LINUX
* Unix
operating system on a PC *
My computer has been much better since I upgraded to Linux.
For further information on how to get a decent operating system on a computer, here are a few contacts...
DELL *
DELL GB *
Places where you can get Linux computers
Linux Computers for sale at York University - was http://www-cgi.york.ac.uk/~elec37/nph-cgi-bin/stockpage?forsale.htm
http://www.linuxstuff.dhs.org
Novatech - Computer Supplies *
europc *
MISCO *
PC Mall *
Club Mac - Linux accessories! *
Yes, you can run Linux on an Apple! *
Epcbuyer *
wstore *
Accountz * - accountancy software for Linux
Comp USA *
e-Linux *
Allume *
Linux.com - "A means to World Liberation"
Linux compatibility of Maxtor OneTouch hard disc drive
Linux compatibility of Seagate external USB hard disc drive
Agnula - Linux for musicians - was www.agnula.org - has this gone?
Comprehensive SourceCode Database
MOTOROLA
Linux pages - was
http://www.mcg.mot.com/cfm/templates/swdetail.cfm?PageID=682&PageTypeID=10&SoftwareID=6&ProductID=172
Also see Mobile Telephones
Linux Preloaded - places where you can get a computer with Linux as standard
Simplicity Computers - Linux computers for the over 50s
Real Linux Campaign! Real Linux .tk and Real Linux !
Linux-based Computer Vendors - was http://www.linux.org/vendor/system/index.html
Also see our own list of Places that Sell Linux Computers
If Operating Systems ran the Airlines?
Debian - "The Universal Operating System"
PPI Learning * - Linux courses available
Linux HQ - was http://www.linuxhq.com
What is Linux? - explanation without getting technical!
What is Linux? - Red Hat explains it too.
MySetTopBox.TV - the home of KnoppMyth - set-top box for recording video digitally in Linux
eee pc - Linux available as standard
Linux Archives - free software available - was http://www.linuxarchives.com
Access Space - in celebration of freedom in software
Linux Home Page - was http://www.linux.org
Eurolinux.org who are also hosting a petition against European software patents - was http://petition.eurolinux.org/
Corel Linux - was http://linux.corel.com
Linux References - at Real Linux!
There are a considerable number of Linux magazines available, in contrast to some vested interest computer magazines which appear to be boycotting Linux for some as yet undisclosed reason. Meanwhile some pro-Linux magazines have an almost revolutionary tone to them and some even include a flag to put up in defiance at the bland microsoftishness persisting in the oldfashioned world.
Linux World - http://www.linuxworld.com - looks like it's been taken over by Microsoft!
Linux Today - News
Dmoz.org - we're listing them, even though they haven't answered our e-mails and still appear to be pretending we don't exist. Note: Zyra's website does exist! It's one of the most notorious affiliates in the world! Thousands of pages of real stuff. Maybe they're worried about being in competition! ;-)
XOXIDE - hardware with street-cred
Linux Focus - multilingual Linux magazine
Linux Weekly News ( http://lwn.net )
Xyroth of Real Linux talks of the future of "Cheapest Linux Box" : http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F56429?thread=426911
Distro Watch - Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD
Be Open open-source development (was http://www.beopen.com)
Livna - was http://rpm.livna.org
Linux Documentation Project - was www.linuxdoc.org
RPM Find.net - ongoing free updates and software packages
LinuxBazis - the only Hungarian Linux search engine - was www.linuxbazis.hu/?nyelv=en
PPenguin - gone. was http://www.ppenguin.com/
Linux Guide - was http://www.firstlinux.com/guide/index.shtml
Signing up to the Hewlett-Packard Linux Newsletter - was http://hp-newsletter.m0.net/m/p/hp1/it/signup.asp?val=5
Security-Enhanced Linux - was http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/
Floss Manuals - free manuals
Linux Books Online - was http://www.linux-books.com/ - see bookshops
Linux Bookshelf - was www.linuxshelf.com
Stuff about Posix Threads - was http://dis.cs.umass.edu/~wagner/threads_html/tutorial.html
Ernie Ball - Guitar Strings with no Microsoft-strings attached!
Ampro - Embedded Computer Solutions with Linux
Kaspersky Labs International Ltd Anti-Virus! *
RackmountMart.com - "American Rackmounted Equipment Suppliers"
Linux 2 Order - "The Source for Linux Applications" *
Linux technical advice on the phone by KEEN *
Linux Servers You Can Afford by Dialtone *
Shop Maker - eCommerce software - happiest on a Linux server *
Simply.com - Dedicated Linux Servers *
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/ - Linux Sound specialist site
When signing up for BT Internet and using Linux, sign up via BT INTERNET BY A CUSTOMER (so I get paid commission!)
(* = affiliate program)
and countless other contacts worldwide, which nodoubt will be recommended to be put on this page!
Linux isn't just for the PC. See: CRAY INC. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR ALPHA LINUX SUPERCLUSTER SYSTEMS, ie some of the most powerful computers in the world use Linux. (was http://www.cray.com/news/0101/sc.html)
For those of you into Supercomputing on a budget, you can use Linux and your cast off machines to make a Beowulf Cluster
You can even upgrade an old-fashioned keyboard using special Penguin Keys
In Linux you can do proper computing, on a real command-line terminal!
For business users, see Linux for Business, and here are some important financial decision-making things to bear in mind:
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A penguin? Many sites will tell you about Tux the Linux penguin, but for a long time there have been places whose symbol is a penguin, for example, famously (right), Penguin Books
Linux is pronounced Lin/Ux, according to Linus Torvalds, who invented it. It's sometimes pronounced "Lynux", which is fair enough, I mean, it's open source, so you can pronounce it how you like. But remember that its inventor pronounces it "Linux".