Linux Links

Documentation

The Linux Documentation Project - HOWTOs, guides, manuals. Some really good HOWTOs listed there include:

• Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

• The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use

Distro Watch - Comprehensive list of Linux and *BSD distributions, including some comparisons, reviews, and download pointers. The definitive source for looking for Linux distros.

Distribution Chooser - Answer a short set of questions, get a recommendation on the best Linux distribution for you.

Jargon File - lists many terms (and their history) from the computing and open source lexicons.

Open Source Organizations

http://www.gnu.org/ - The GNU Project

http://eff.org/ - Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

http://www.osdl.org/ - Open Source Development Labs

Software

Freshmeat - Searchable index of nearly every piece of Linux related software

Sourceforge - Free repository for open source projects

Rpmfind - RPM search engine

Kernel.org - Linux kernel main distribution site

IBIBLIO Linux Distribution Site - a very comprehensive mirror of Linux distribution ISOs and Packages. Accessible via ftp, http, or rsync.

Questions & Answers, Help Boards

http://computing.net - Mostly Windoze oriented, but does have a Linux board. Must be member to post.

News

Linux Weekly News - Very good roundup of Linux news. The site provides daily news stories, as well as weekly publications and special features. Note: Some feature content is delayed 7 days for non subscribers.

Kerneltrap - Summaries of the Kernel development mailing lists

Kernel Traffic - A periodic summary of interesting mail threads on LKML (Linux Kernel Mailing List). Usually updated weekly.

Slashdot - Defacto Geek News site

http://www.groklaw.net - For the SCO lawsuit news junkie

Events

User Groups in the Greater NY Area - Ruth Shanen (a.k.a. Cassandra) keeps an current list of all the User Groups in NYC, Lower NY, CT, and Eastern NJ. It is very helpful if you need a LUG fix more than once a month.

Professional/Technical Society Meetings in the Mid-Hudson Valley - Bill Collier keeps a current list of technical meetings in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Always worth checking out.

The Trenton Computer Fair happens once a year around April. These are like MIT Swap meets, but four times the size and have speakers. The bigger a dork you are, the more worth it it is to go. Experience this at least once!

Podcasts

LugRadio - A fortnightly British radio show that takes a relaxed, humorous look at Linux and open source.

The Linux Link Tech Show - A weekly live webcast about GNU/Linux and Technology made available as a podcast by the founders of the Lehigh Valley Linux User Group.