If you’ve been pointed at this page, then the chances are you’re a relatively new Linux user who’s having some problems making the switch from Windows to Linux. This causes many problems for many people, hence this article was written. Many individual issues arise from this single problem, so the page is broken down into multiple problem areas.
Linux Compute Clusters
Linux provides a very cost effective and open environment to build a cluster. Since its conception in the early nineties, Linux has been very popular with researchers. The open-source code of Linux allows researchers to customize the system to best suit their specific problems, and to do advanced computing research without getting tied to any specific system vendor.
UNIXguide.net ( AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, LINUX, SOLARIS & Tru64)
A comparative UNIX guide, covering AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, LINUX , Solaris & Tru64 commands, tasks, links and news.
If I Had My Own Distro – OSNews.com
Lately, we’ve all read a lot of articles about desktop Linux – so many that it’s getting hard to tell them apart. One says “Why Linux Sucks,” the next “My Success With Linux.” Even Michael Robertson of Lindows.com joined the fun with his “Why Desktop Linux Sucks, Today.” But very few people have proposed anything radical, and I believe that’s what’s needed to take GNU/Linux to the next level.
In the Beginning was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson
About twenty years ago Jobs and Wozniak, the founders of Apple, came up with the very strange idea of selling information processing machines for use in the home.
Linux From Scratch
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code.