Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers!

https://dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html

The top Linux distributions (in order) were Red Hat, Novell/SuSE, and Debian. Why so much use? “Low cost and the lack of licensing fees are the primary reasons [77%] why com
This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, open source software

FreeBSD is an amazing operating system

https://unixdigest.com/articles/freebsd-is-an-amazing-operating-system.html

More and more Linux distributions began to emerge, and I eventually began running Debian more than FreeBSD. Partly because I was already running Debian on the desktop, but also be

LXer: Linux News

https://lxer.com/

Roundups ; Groups: Distributions This guide covers the two ways to run Linux on a Chromebook, ten distros worth your time, and the checks that save you a wasted afternoon. Full st

Linux commands and files

http://webarchive.me/geocities/SiliconValley/2072/linux.htm

on some Linux distributions (that's news to me, since it's been the standard name lookup utility since forever; Maybe it's deprecated now because a similar utility with the same n

CRN / Unix

http://crn.hopto.org/unix/

like macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu.” I have been using UNIX or some variant of it for most of my life. I have used many flavors over the years. This is a sampling of m
Linux and Unix scripts, history, and fun. Come in and enjoy the prompt, again.

Sniffin' the Ether v2.0

http://unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/security/sniffer/sniffer.html

(and their respective distributions and versions) have various idiosyncrasies in their implementation of a TCP stack (see rfc798 ). Armed with this knowledge, someone can study th

Chris Koehnke's Webpage

http://chriskoehnke.com/

Sucks Too many distributions, too difficult for novice users. I had to get every major OS onto my sucks section, but in my opinion Linux sucks the least. Ubuntu Gnome extensions a

Canoeboot – Free, Libre BIOS/UEFI boot firmware

https://canoeboot.org/

that there are Linux distributions . Canoeboot provides free ( libre ) boot firmware based on coreboot, replacing proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware on specific Intel/AMD x86 and ARM
Canoeboot is a free

The Answer Guy Issue 24

https://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/LG/issue24/lg_answer24.html

clients on other Linux distributions. However it appears that you are legally required to purchase the commercial COL/Standard (Caldera OpenLinux is often called COL by participan

How to Block Forced Updates

https://backlit.neocities.org/how-to-block-forced-updates

with most major Linux distributions, even if you do install, you don't have to delete Windows. You can install alongside a Windows OS, on a dual boot, which gives you a menu when

intro

https://srobb.net/

sudo with RH based distributions. A brief comparison of VMware Server, VirtualBox and KVM A casual comparison of three popular virtualization methods. A quick guide to bridged net

Wesley Moore

https://www.wezm.net/v2/

probably apply to most distributions using musl libc . Continue Reading → Trying to Get Chimera Linux Running on Pentium Class Hardware 04 May 2025 Since declaring in my last post

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