Linux

Most people don't want a computer

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But there are still many who do. And this divide is likely going to change the face of technology and computing for the next decade and beyond. What side are you going to be on?

Open does not always mean Open Source

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Before the term Open Source was popularized, Open meant something altogether different in the technology world.

Tracing difficult shell scripts

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If you've ever examined the contents of a shell script and thought to yourself - OH, HELL NO! - then this blog post is for you.

FreeBSD UNIX for Linux sysadmins

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If you’ve ever installed and explored another Linux distro, then exploring FreeBSD is going be familiar with a few key differences. In this blog post, I’ll run through those differences, as well as the reasons to use FreeBSD over Linux for certain tasks.

How to learn vi (vim)

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vi (vim) is arguably the best text editor ever made. You should master it if you haven't done so already. To do that, start by reading this post.

What Nokia tells us about the Internet in 2008

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Digging up this early mobile Internet tablet and the Nokia promotional video that it shipped with uncovers how we viewed the Internet in 2008.

The different faces of open source software

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Because there are many different types of open source software licenses available, not all open source software is the same. And knowing the differences between licenses is key in the open source world.

The Dark Side of GNU

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Sorry GNU, it's just called Linux.

How ricing shifted from cars to computers

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How pimping your ride became ricing your Linux desktop.

Pop!_OS: The first real Linux desktop

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We've finally got a desktop-centric Linux distribution that understands power user productivity needs!