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What is Linux ?
Take a look at these links, or search the web, there are loads of linux information
on the net.
Linux International
or this one
What is Linux?
or !!!
join the user group and we learn together!
Documentation:
History of Linux
Linux Newbie Help Files
A good place to start your Linux learning.
LinuxDoc.org
Linux Documentation Project
Linux.org
Linux Online documentation, plus latest news.
Development:
IBM developer works
Tools, code & tutorials for Open Standard-based Development.
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Programs & Applications For your Desktop
Gnome.org
Linux desktop environment.
KDE.org
Another Linux desktop environment.
Themes.org
Desktop themes for all major Window Managers/GUI's
Freshmeat.net
The latest software releases & updates for Linux.
Kernel.org
The Linux Kernel archives.Get the latest kernel here
RpmFind.net
More software install packages than you can ever use
Apps@kde.com
The latest KDE, GUI/Windows-system and applications for Linux.
Sal.kachinatech.com
Scientific Applications on Linux.
Games
Linuxgames.com
This is the place for Linux games and info on them.
HappyPenguin.org
Games & Reviews
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Are there any applications that run on Linux?
There are thousands of applications running on Linux worldwide.
Everyting from office packages, movie editing systems, scientific applications
and games. And more are appearing everyday.
What is Linux used for?
You may already use Linux without knowing about it. Linux is free for both
personal and commersial use and exist embedded in new home equipment without
anyone tells you. So Are you already a user ? maybe.
Linux may run your satellite or TV-set-top-box. You tell me!
There are no official sales list, statistics on usage or user list for linux
so everything would be guesses and estimates. But linux exists in a variety of
forms and has been fitted and implemented in a wide variety of computer chip things,
from clock-size to mainframe. Dedicated for a specific purpose or as a very general
tool.
So fundamentally anything that you use a computer for:
As Desktop:
Workstations standalone or,
X-Terminal Clients
Graphics and animation systems
As Servers:
Web Application Servers,
Database Servers,
Network Servers,
Internet Servers
For Development:
Code development
Cluster Computing and calculation,
Embedded systems,
etc etc.
Applications exists in all types of areas, such as:
Reservation systems,
Legal offices,
Stores,
Hotels,
Many Company servers
Official governmental recommendations for software use (China, Argentina),
Media,
Telecommunications,
ISPs,
Resellers, Manufacturers, Retail, Financial, Trader Workstations,
Corporate Developers, and more...
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Linux Security
Linuxsecurity.com
Linux and Open Source security issues.
Linux Devices
Linuxdevices.com
Mostly embedded Linux devices.
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And why should we bother with this anyway ?
Despite some other information the linux community is growing and getting
more attention from hardware and software vendors and developers.
Look at IBM, Hp/Compaq, Oracle, CA etc.
So who wants to be the last one on this train ?
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