Built On Linux
Interesting Links
News
- Linux.com An OSDN site with Linux headlines, a great place to start
- DesktopLinux.com Headlines and links for deploying Linux for the end-user, especially as relates to word processing, spreadsheets, user interfaces, email, etc.
- SearchEnterpriseLinux.com A more business-oriented site for the enterprise IT professional
- Linux Weekly News Very good analysis of current issues in the Linux space
Background & Philosophy
- www.gnu.org GNU's Not Unix, the homepage for the Free Software Foundation
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar Eric S. Raymond's ground-breaking essay about why Free Software makes sense, both technically and economically
- Free as in Freedom An online book describing the life of Richard Stallman, father of the Free Software Movement
- In the Beginning Was the Command Line A small book by Neal Stephenson explaning several reasons why Linux is good for the country and good for people
- Linux.org A Linux clearing-house and all-around good starting point
Vendors
- Red Hat The premier commercial Linux provider in the United States
- SuSE USA The premier commercial Linux provider in Europe
- Mandrake An excellent user-oriented Linux distribution
- Debian Not really a vendor, but the most purely Free distribution of Linux
- Gentoo Also not a vendor as such, but another excellent Linux distribution
Resources
- Application comparison chart Match new Linux applications to old Windows programs
- Linux Desktop Migration Cookbook From IBM, a helpful guide to how and why organizations switch to linux
- LinuxBasics.org An online learning community with tutorials.