Linux kernel is now 17 years old
On October 5th 1991, Linux Torvalds sent a message to the newsgroup comp.os.minix titled Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-ATÂ (original announcement now archived at google’s usenet archive). That was about 17 years back when all that was required for a free GNU Operating System project was a bootable kernel. Today after contributions from thousands of [...]
CrossOver team announces Google Chrome for Mac and Linux
Its been just 11 days since Google’s new web browser Chrome launched exclusively for Windows - but the wonderful guys at CodeWeavers (the people behind famous CrossOver office suite) have already announced their Mac and Linux ports called CrossOver Chromium. Incidently, Chromium is the name of an OpenSource browser project based on Apple’s HTML rendering [...]
20 good UNIX usage habits
IBM Developers works now has articles on good UNIX usage habits. From simple tips for filename completion and history expansion, to advanced topics on awk formatting and directory navigation, these developer works articles are a good read to refresh your memory.
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