"Where does open source begin and open standards end? Get an introduction to all things open and what they mean for you..."

"tclRFB, a tcl implementation of Virtual Network Computing's underlying protocol, offers an API for building VNC clients and servers -- yet keeps it simple enough for casual programming..."

"Make your open code repository, well, a little less open, with this tutorial. Create a chroot sandbox, set up ssh tunnelling, configure user access, and more -- all on Linux..."

"Get a grip on its origins, importance, uses, languages, and tools -- and then expand your Linux knowledge and skills with over a hundred essential, annotated resources..."

"Learn how to build a custom wireless bridge on Linux that's flexible and customizable. Wireless programmer Peter Seebach discusses the hardware, software, and security of it all..."

"Need to resize a pile of JPEGs? Or convert a directory of PNG files to TIFFs? Programmer and digital camera enthusiast Michael Still shows how the ImageMagick suite makes it easy..."

"Package your apps for easy installation. Learn about the components of a Debian package, as well as how to handle naming conventions, dependencies, and conflicts..."

"One nice aspect of using Linux is you can construct a cheap, yet powerful, games server without having to buy a licensed copy of Windows for a PC that will pretty much just sit there and act as a server."

"Install and set up the kernel debugger (KDB) to trace kernel execution and look at memory and data structures. The best part: you don't need a separate machine for debugging..."

"The /proc filesystem is one of Linux's great features, and this article gives you a thorough grounding in some of its most useful aspects. With it, you can administer many details of the operating system without ever having to shut down and reboot the machine, which is a boon for those who need to keep their systems as available as possible..."

Kirk Vogen updates his popular article on developing native, cross-platform GUIs to cover support for Windows, GNOME, and SWT 2.0, then brings it all into Eclipse.

"Database tables, CVS trees, .zip-file contents, FTP directories, and more can all be represented as virtual filesystems, accessible to your applications just like real filesystems..."

"Creating CDs on Linux is easy -- once you know your way around the terminology, standards, and a few hardware issues. Then you, too, can burn CDs from the command line..."

"NEW RELEASES OF LINUX come out periodically, driven by healthy competition between the major Linux distribution [...] this can seem to present a dilemma for the home Linux user who has only a single PC. Should they cross their fingers and take the leap, trusting that the newer version will be better than the old?..."