![[ Linux: OS of the Future.]](b2.jpg){kind=small} What is Linux? Linux (pronounced "Lie-Nucks","LINN-ux", and many other ways) is a free clone of Un*x Operating System that was originally created by Linus Torvalds and contributor over the internet. Linux is developed under GNU General Public Licence , and the source code is available freely to everyone. Linux supports both 32 and 64 bit architecutres and provides a stable multiuser internet ready operating system and is used by more than 8 million people worldwide and used by more than 10% of web servers on the internet. For more information goto irc.linux.org or www.linux.org Where to get Linux? Linux is usually obtained as a "distribution", this is combination of Linux operating system kernel and other tools, utilities and applications. Because Linux itself is free software that can be freely copied, many distributions are available are available both over the internet and sold on CDROM. For more info on what distrubution is right for you, click here. Where do you want to go now? Linux Kernel Book -- On line book about Linux Kernel Writing Linux Drivers -- Tutorial on writing device drivers in Linux GURU -- GURU Understands Real Unix. Rhide for linux -- Console IDE for C/C++ GNU Info Tree -- All the documentation you will for GNU programs. LinuxPower KOffice -- from KDE Project. X FAQ -- Freqently Asked Question about X. New Hackers Dictionary KDE@themes.org -- Themes for KDE interface. User Friendly -- funny stuff! Linux Man pages EXT2 -- Yet Another Linux-ONLY ezine. X11.org -- Nice collection of GUI's for unix/linux. Linux World-- new linux ezine Linux Programming -- Developing for Linux. Linux Life -- Great site with tons of links. Linux Cartoons Linux Reviews and Articles -- A huge collection of articles, reviews, announcements .. Linux Bookstore linuxlinks.com Linux-howto.com -- Also has new and improved Removing-WinXXX-HOWTO. Segfault.org -- Like slashdot.org but funny. www.Linuxhelp.com Linux Top 10 -- Top ten signs you have been using linux too much ... UnixZone -- UNIX software ratings and review. Fonted -- WYSIWYG console font editor + fnt2bdf converter. Really cool! Everything WindowMaker -- Dockapps + WM stuff. Linux Programmer's Bounce Point Humorix -- Linux Humor; Great site. Linux FAQ -- Some commonly asked questions. Open Source Linux Archive Search -- Search large database of files. Linux Weekly News Linux Central X11Amp -- MP3 Player with look and feel of WinAmp. Linux Games -- Even Penguins like to have fun. Everything Linux -- Links, Reviews, References and more. Caldera's Netware for Linux -- Demo available. Unofficial Linus Torvalds FAQ -- Some finnish guy. VI Lovers Homepage -- Best editor in the world! Linux Center -- Yet another site with tons of Info and apps. Gnome Project Linux Banners -- Banners to put on your webpage. Penguin Computing Linux Focus -- Online magazine. Icon Store -- Very cool icons for X11 apps. Tcl Plugin -- Easy as Javascript, powerful as Java. LinPeople Linuxapps.com -- New site with a search engine and huge application list. The DotFile Generator -- GUI program to configure bash,elm,tcsh,ipfwadm ... Tcl/Tk Tutorial -- Tcl/Tk (Tickle/Toolkit) : scripting lang. used also to make X11 Apps. FreeDesigner -- Free CAD Application Project. Filesystem Hierarchy Standard -- Directory sturcture standard for Unix. LinuxMama -- Unofficial patches for Linux. ICQ for Linux. Linux MIDI and Sound Applications -- Best place to go for sound realted software and information. VariCAD for Linux -- Computer Aided Design software for Linux. Linux Resource Exchange -- Kernel info, Mailing lists, and other Linux stuff. KDE Application List -- Great apps from the best desktop for Unix/Linux. PnP driver for Linux -- Tom Lees Plug and Play driver for Linux Project. Linux 3d Modeling and Rendering -- 3d applications for Linux and related links. SGI/Linux Project -- Silicon Graphics project to make Linux port to SGI. Vituso Project -- 3d package for LinuxOS, part of GNU Project. www.rpm.org -- A software packaging tool. Visual Basic 5.0 Virtual Machine -- Run VB5.0 Apps on Linux. The JED Editor -- Syntax highlighting editor for Linux Console. FreePhone -- Tool for audioconferencing over Internet. Ceres SoundStudio -- The ultimate sound tool. Mathematica for Linux Corel Wordperfect 7 for Linux Adobe Acrobat Reader for Linux Microsoft does UNIX -- Microsoft releases BETA NetShow for .. UNIX .. (hmm..this has me confused) V C++ GUI Framework -- Free multi-platform GUI framework.. Open Sound System/Linux -- Get your sound drivers here! PostShop -- Intelligent UNIX printing software. Stampede Linux Distro -- New Linux distribution. check it out! CoffeShop Java IDE -- Download evaluation copy of this hot new product. NEdit -- Nice all around editor with Syntax Higlighting option for about 20 languages! Linus Torvalds' Homepage -- Let linus tell you why he's the way he is. Exode -- Enhanced X Open Desktop Three Point's Linux News -- Great source for Linux related news Linux.org -- Linux homepage Slackware Linux Distribution Linux Head Quarters Caldera OpenLinux -- Commerical Linux distribution Linux Web Watcher -- great Linux search engine Linux Kernel -- download the current kernel K Desktop Environment -- a must have X11 interface FreeBuilder Java IDE -- a nice, free Java IDE for X11 Moonlight Creater -- 3D rendering application for Linux GNU's Not Unix Linux NOW! -- yes, NOW!! GIMP -- easily comparable to Photoshop VA Research -- custom Linux hardware Enlightenment WM -- another fine looking Window Manager Netscape -- the new free netscape InfoMagic -- home of Linux Developer's Resource 6CD set AfterStep -- proved to be 100 times better looking than Window$ TkDesk -- very nice graphical desktop and file manager Edith Professional -- best X11 programmer's editor; MUST d/l The Corporate Linux Advocate -- a VERY nice page Linux Documentation Project Linux Software Map -- oh about 2500 Linux apps =) LinuxResources.com -- great collection of articles on Linux Linux Journal -- subscribe Linux journal Linux Security -- No Comment Linux IRC clients -- internet is very lonely without IRC :( The Hungry Programmers -- more software .. I am pretty hungry... Yahoo Linux Index Ten Commandments for C programmers Microstuff -- nice anti-microsoft page.. www.winblows.com -- the name says it all... nice page Bug Traq Mailing lists -- lots of security stuff slashdot.org -- nerds, unix news and stuff.. www.uk.Linux.org -- great page maintained by Alan Cox JOS : Free Java OS -- a Java Operating Systems, who would have thought? LinQuake -- tons of Linux Quake stuff Linux Maling Lists The Linux Counter -- get counted as Linux user Rhino9 Security Research Team -- security related (lotta NT hacks) Ftpsearch -- one of my favorite sites Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Red Hat Advanced Development Labs FreeDOS -- GPL'd DOS More Linux applications links..
    
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