Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers!https://dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
that is, that as computers are becoming increasingly embedded in our world, what the code does, allows, and prohibits, controls what we may or may not do in a powerful way. In par
This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, open source software
Applying Minilanguageshttp://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/ch08s02.html
associated with Apple computers. It was cloned under license terms very close to open-source in 1988, and has since become the de-facto standard for printer control under Unix. A
25 Years of Linux — so far [LWN.net]https://lwn.net/Articles/698042/
in moving down from minicomputers, had become much more widespread, but it also lost the code-sharing culture that had helped to make it Unix in the first place. The consequences
On August 25, 1991, an obscure student in Finland named Linus Benedict Torvalds posted a messag [...]
The Command Line In 2004https://garote.bdmonkeys.net/commandline/
of interacting with computers, wouldn't have occurred to me at the time I was being taken for rides in that MGB. I had signed up to take a computer programming class at Ames High
What is root? -- definition by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)https://www.linfo.org/root.html
system because personal computers did not yet exist and each user was connected to the mainframe computer (i.e., a large, centralized computer) via a dumb (i.e., very simple) term
PuTTY FAQhttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/faq.html
connections to other computers. We maintain the tool; we don't administer any computers that you're likely to be able to use, in the same way that the people who make web browsers
Julia Evanshttps://jvns.ca/
More drawings about computers Nov 2016 A few drawings about Linux Sep 2016 New zine: Linux debugging tools you'll love Jul 2016 A few sketches Apr 2015 A zine about strace Exe
Julia Evans
http://www.jmargolin.com/vmail/Vax86.txthttp://www.jmargolin.com/vmail/Vax86.txt
off on weekends. The computers have separate 24-hr/day 2-ton units. If you are here during an "off" period and the air-temp is unbearable you can turn on one of these 40-ton HVAC
Project 2038 FAQhttp://maul.deepsky.com/~merovech/2038.html
in 2038 due to the way computers store and process time data. According to William Porquet's writings, the issue arises from the fact that many computer systems use a 32-bit repre
All links @ cidoku.nethttp://cidoku.net/en/links/all
friend who likes old computers and cactuses. In Spanish. LiterallyHifumi A personal site and blog about technology, birds, and singing synths. Very interesting is the World Wide W
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2839.txthttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2839.txt
diverse types of computers over potentially hostile communication links. Since 1981, the Kermit Project at Columbia University has expanded the protocol, developed communications
The Monash Nihongo ftp Archivehttp://edrdg.org/pub/Nihongo/00INDEX.html
] L. Miscellaneous Computers ] - Dictionary Software D A T A F I L E S A. Dictionary Files NB: There are now many small glossary files available. Users wanting to join some or all
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