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Doom as a tool for Systems Administration
October 20, 1999 – 12:00 am
[ via Silent Tristero ] Download a Linux port of Doom, apply a patch which maps each existing process on your computer to a creature in the game. The sysadmin has a gun and goes around killing or wounding processes. The only drawback is your shell is a character in the game and something else [...]
Portaloo RSS Integration
September 11, 1999 – 12:00 am
[ via Freshmeat ] Portaloo is a toolkit for fetching and rendering multiple RSS files. Here’s the disty.
Flash for UN*X
August 24, 1999 – 12:00 am
Macromedia announces Flash for Solaris and Linux. Downloads by September 1st.
Linux Hack Flies Below Intrusion-Detection Radar
June 19, 1999 – 12:00 am
[ from Linux World ] Clarus the DogCow gone bad? A cracker is using a stealthy approach to locating open ports on Linux boxen.
PC Week Labs Referees Linux-NT Rematch
June 18, 1999 – 12:00 am
[ from Linux.com ] Stay tuned! Next week PC Week announces the results from redoing the Mindcraft benchmarks.
Linux in Your Family Network
May 23, 1999 – 12:00 am
I’ve been wanting to wire up some surplus boxes running Linux in a ‘garage LAN,’ and this article from Byte describes how one guy did it for a friend. The article has links to the scripts and external sites he used. [ Multipage ]
Linux vs. NT: the Admins Speak
May 13, 1999 – 12:00 am
Hotwired’s Webmonkey talks to the managers of busy sites: eBay, Slashdot, Ask Jeeves, Steam.com, Salon and Deja.com about their choice of Linux or NT. The message from the NT advocates is they feel it’s easier to hire IIS/ASP/COM people than Perl/PHP people. The NT response to the scalablity issue is to throw money, hardware and [...]
Don’t Run Linux Like Windows
April 25, 1999 – 12:00 am
Don’t run your Linux box as if it were a Windows box. “As Linux invades the corporate workplace, and particularly as Linux begins to show up on more and more desktops, don’t allow your computing environment to be crippled by assuming Linux runs like Windows. If you take advantage of the strengths of Unix by [...]
Nude Source Inititative
April 8, 1999 – 12:00 am
Humorix claims the important job of Linux not taking itself too seriously. And I think that’s a good thing, considering the movement’s slogan is “World Domination Now.” “The vast majority of queries at search engines involve X-rated topics. Nudity is one of the them. Sites plastered with the term “Nude Source” will instantly have much [...]
Propaganda: The Secret History of Linux
April 1, 1999 – 12:00 am
A gonzo conspiracy linking a frozen JFK, a robot Jackie O, the pop group Menudo and caffene to the development of Linux. Oh, and it’s another desktop thingy for X.
Martian Theme for Window Maker
March 11, 1999 – 12:00 am
Now that I have a Linux box, I’ve discovered the joys of the Window Maker window manager. Right now I’m using this theme, a breathtaking rendition of Mars from orbit.
Red Hat purchases Microsoft [Hoax]
February 28, 1999 – 12:00 am
A little arrogance before the Linux Expo… “Several reporters took issue with Gate’s assessment of NT: ‘face it, it just sucks, it has sucked, and will continue to suck for a long, long time. We’re talking heat death of the universe time lines here.’ The protests dried up quickly when Gates started replying with the [...]
Mouseover News [ danger Frames ]
February 1, 1999 – 12:00 am
A Linux headlines site with a cool idea for the interface that could be nifty if redone using DHTML. Link