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General and introductory Linux information, upcoming events and links. This is a great place to get started if you are new to Linux.

Upcoming Linux, Unix, Free Software, and Open Source Events:

• Conference of Australian Linux Users, July 9 - 11, 1999 in Melbourne, Australia.
• Ottawa Linux Symposium, July 22 - 24, 1999 in Ottawa, Canada.
• The Linux Beer Hike, August 1999 in Europe.
• O'Reilly Open Source Conferences, August 21 - 24, 1999 in Monterey, CA, USA.
• LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, August 9 - 12, 1999 in San Jose, CA, USA.
• 6th International Linux Kongress, September 8 - 10, 1999 in Augsburg, Germany.
• Amarillo Linux Convention '99, September 18, 1999 in Amarillo, Texas.
• 1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase, October 12 - 16, 1999 in Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Warsaw Autumn Linux Workshop 1999, October 28 - 30, 1999 in Warsaw, Poland.
• Linux Expo '99, November 17 - 18, 1999 in London, England.

New Links:

[99/07/12] -- Configurable Access Control Methods, for Linux.

[99/07/01] -- Network Security Library, a collection of network security information.

[99/07/01] -- Linux Cartoons.

[99/07/01] -- Linux Consultants' Support and Resource Center, sports a library of business cases, a knowledge base and support center, a mentoring discussion area, a consultant's directory and a consultant's toolkit.

[99/07/01] -- Stargate Projects, functionally driven software development tools.

[99/07/01] -- Modulef, a FORTRAN 77 modular finite element library.

[99/06/27] -- Linux Training, an initiative to publish Open Source training materials.

[99/06/22] -- QLinux, a project to add Quality of Service (QoS) extensions to Linux.

[99/06/22] -- Linux PR, a website for organizations to publish press releases to the Linux community.

[99/06/22] -- Bastille Linux, a Linux distribution with secure defaults, aimed primarily at individual users who are less knowledgeable about security than experts would be.

[99/06/22] -- Kernel Newsflash, a list of patches to recent kernels that fix compile-time problems, intended to reduce questions to the linux-kernel mailing list of the form "kernel x.y.z doesn't compile".

[99/06/14] -- Projecto Português de Documentação do Linux (Portuguese).

[99/06/14] -- Cosource.com, a web-based cooperative funding system designed to coordinate Open Source project funding.

General Information:

• Frequently Asked Questions, which contains answers to many common questions about Linux.

• The INFO-SHEET, a technical overview of Linux system features.

• The META-FAQ, a listing of Linux sources of information, such as FTP sites, available documents, and so on.

• The Installation HOWTO, a great document to read if you are new to Linux and need help getting started. Also look at Where to Get Linux and the Linux Distributions list.

• Links to Linux Users Groups
  • Linux User Groups World Wide (LUGWW).
  • Groups of Linux Users Everywhere (GLUE).
  • Linux User Group Registry (LUGR).
  • Linux User's Group Webring.
  • LUGs around the World.

• Linux Mailing Lists
  • Linux Mailing Lists.
  • Linux Mailing List Menu.
  • List Archives for some of the lists.
  • Mailing List Archives for some of the lists.
  • Mail Archive, archives lots of Linux mailing lists.

• Usenet Newsgroups
  • comp.os.linux.advocacy
    Benefits of Linux compared to other operating systems.
  • comp.os.linux.alpha
    Linux on Digital Alpha machines.
  • comp.os.linux.announce
    Announcements important to the Linux community. (Moderated)
    Also visit the comp.os.linux.announce archive site.
  • comp.os.linux.answers
    FAQs, HOWTOs, READMEs, etc. about Linux. (Moderated)
  • comp.os.linux.development.apps
    Writing Linux applications, porting to Linux.
  • comp.os.linux.development.system
    Linux kernels, device drivers, modules.
  • comp.os.linux.hardware
    Hardware compatibility with the Linux operating system.
  • comp.os.linux.m68k
    Linux operating system on 680x0 Amiga, Atari, VME.
  • comp.os.linux.misc
    Linux-specific topics not covered by other groups.
  • comp.os.linux.networking
    Networking and communications under Linux.
  • comp.os.linux.powerpc
    Linux systems running on PowerPC microprocessors.
  • comp.os.linux.setup
    Linux installation and system administration.
  • comp.os.linux.x
    Linux X Window System servers, clients, libs and fonts.

  These newsgroups are subject to availability on your local server. You can also read them online at Deja News.

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Last Modified: July 12, 1999 by Greg Hankins