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Almost 9 Distros in Almost 6 Minutes

Ubuntu has gotten the spotlight recently here at Linux Journal, but this week Shawn shows us a handful of other Linux distributions.  
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Using vi in linux

How to use vi to create, edit and save files in your linux terminal easy step by step tutorial from Pic2res.com

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Hans Peter Anvin :contributions to Free and open s...

Hans Peter Anvin, known as H. Peter Anvin, or simply Peter Anvin,
 or even hpa, is a Swedish computer programmer who has distinguished
himself by his contributions to Free and open source software projects.
He is the originator of SYSLINUX[1][2][3], klibc, Linux Assigned Names
and Numbers Authority (LANANA), various Linux kernel hacks[1]  such as:

    * UNIX98 ptys
    * CPUID driver
    * The Linux kernel automounter
    * zisofs[3]
    * RAID 6 support[4]

Secure E-Mail with Open Source Software

Even if you're not sending industrial secrets out in your everyday e-mail, there might be plenty of things you'd rather not have winging around in the clear. One way to make sure your e-mail is free from eavesdroppers is through the use of public key encryption (PKE). PKE isn't just the preserve of large organizations. There are open source encryption solutions that enable smaller companies and individuals to use the technology at no cost-most commonly to encrypt and digitally sign e-mail messages.

CentOS Linux developers threaten mutiny

The CentOS project aims to reproduce Red Hat's tested, supported, and certified version of the operating system, without its per-server subscription fees. Because RHEL is open-source software, it's theoretically possible for an outsider to select the same software packages, apply the same patches, and produce a version of the Linux product that works the same.

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Firefox 3.0.12 Update

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.0.12 update for the browser's 3.0 version users.While Mozilla team is busy pushing and working hard on the Firefox 3.5 version, the vulnerabilities as discovered in the Firefox 3.0.x are taken care of as well. Firefox 3.0.12 is available for free download from Firefox.com site for Windows, Mac and Linux users.

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