Linux and Unix Links of interest

GO HERE and bookmark it, the SUSEMonkeyboy is now  I, Monkeyboy…

Great article, print out and hand to your least favorite IE apologists so they can get a clue.

Thankfully, I passed with flying colors.  See how you do, and then administer the test to the people in your life that apparently don’t understand the concept of “DON’T CLICK ON ANYTHING PROMISING A THING THATS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE”, and help educate them.

Yeah, I don’t either, but you might want to keep this link around in case someone makes it on your “S**t List”.

We knew this would happen, the OLPC’s in some 3rd world countries are being used to freely and copiously view adult-oriented sites, according to some reports.

Time to fit them up with library filters, and start the lawsuits about free speech, oh, er, they don’t have our constitution, bill of rights or the amendments.  Never mind.

The venerable and somewhat bombastic Rev. Al Sharpton has announced that he will be campaigning for Linux adoption and for more hardware companies to provide linux device driver support.

Oh boy, this means large protests with full choirs outside of BroadComm headquarters, now all we need is for him and ESR to get together, it’ll be fun, that’s for sure.  Stay tuned for more, Youtube at 11:00.

You know me, I’ve been on a Linux desktop for ages (well and some Mac’s too, but it’s all *nix) and I’ve definitely seen the benefits.  So I don’t know what all the hullabaloo is about with all the people trying to predict what year will be the Year of the Linux Desktop.  Start installing and showing people how it works and make it relevant: Less to no viruses/spyware, much lower cost, has to be refreshed less often, sexy (chicks dig it) etc.

Well, except for that last one, those are valid points.

Although NOT my favorite File Manager, see my article on the OPS Team Blog “File Managers: Alternatives to Nautilus and Konqueror” for why, Nautilus can be taught to be less stodgy.

I really enjoyed this article, except for the fact that it’s examples were based on Debian.  Useful nonetheless.

But kinda funny too.  At least they are donating the proceeds of all sales to his defense fund.