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Issue 66 (May 2005) - Firefox - Take Back the Web
Blake ross reveals the secrets of the most successful open source software everFeatures
Desktop duel: KDE vs Gnome
Two LXFers fight it out and decide once and for all which is better - KDE or Gnome? (Paul Hudson, Graham Morrison)
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Firefox - Take Back the Web
Firefox is one of the most successful open source projects ever. With help from its creator, Blake Ross, we reveal how it made the breakthrough in five key areas. (Nick Veitch)
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GCC 4.0 up close
The compiler at the heart of open source is heading for a new release. GCC fan and sometime contributor Biagio talks to leading developers for an exclusive preview. (Biagio Lucini)
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Linux Pro: The next big threat?
Worried about the future? Given the growth of spyware, perhaps we all should be. (Nick Veitch)
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Linux Pro: Intruder alert!
Don't trust your defences to a firewall alone - set up some booby-traps with Tripwire. (Nick Veitch)
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Interview: Stephen Tweedie
Writing a filesystem takes a programmer a cut above the rest. Writing a filesystem that's reliable to the extreme? Meet ext3 coder Stephen Tweedie... (Nick Veitch)
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Coverdisc
Slackware 10.1
Great new version of the oldest Linux distro. Plus: Firefox, Thunderbird, Vega Strike, NoMachineNX, FreeNX (Neil Bothwick)
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HotPicks
DSPAM, Gourmet, Vshnu, LiVES, LinkChecker, KlamAV, XBlast, Open Quartz, gPHPEdit, ELinks (Mike Saunders)
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Tutorials
First steps with Kino
Part 2: With footage captured in the correct format, we move onto the editing phase to create the perfect home video - My First Sports Day meets The Big Channellski. (Andy Channelle)
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A beginner's guide to Emacs
Part 3: We open some windows and give Emacs a good airing. (Biagio Lucini)
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Shell secrets
Part 2: Time-saving tips for modifying and processing text from the command line. (Marco Fioretti)
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Warping text in the Gimp
Twist and scale, shear and pinch. To the Gimp, text is just another bunch of pixels to play with. We show you how to warp letters while keeping them crisp. (Michael J Hammel)
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Connect your devices with udev
We explain how to code a name for your hardware when 'Bob' just won't do. (Neil Bothwick)
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Audio and music production
Part 4: Mastering an audio project involves fixing all its minor inconsistencies. Take to the controls for the final stage in the process. (Graham Morrison)
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Practical PHP programming
Mischief-makers want to crash your site; hackers want to steal your visitors' data. If you're feeling under siege, follow these three steps to logging in users securely while keeping out internet riff-raff. (Paul Hudson)
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Reviews
Gentoo Linux 2005.0
Roll your own packages with the latest release of Gentoo. (Neil Bothwick)
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Gnome 2.10
The pace of development at Gnome HQ seems to be slowing - can this version hold our attention? (Andy Hudson)
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OvisLink Multimedia VPN Router and Server
We investigate a server with a sideline in surveillance. (Graham Morrison)
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Slackware Linux 10.1
Does the granddaddy oif distros still have some life left? (Tom Wilkinson)
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Devolo MicroLink dLAN Starter Kit
Nick gets to the garage to test a winning alternative to wireless home LANs. (Nick Veitch)
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Linspire 5.0
Looking to ease into Linux from Windows? Linspire could be your answer. (Chris Denton)
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Win4Lin Home
This might be just the ticket if you've got an ancient Win95 database package that you can't live without, but we're a little underwhelmed by this migration tool. (Graham Morrison)
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Mail servers
Rated: Courier IMAP, Exim, IEMS, Insight Server SE, Postfix, Qmail, Sendmail (David Coulson)
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More
News: Mandrakesoft bids to join Linux superleague
Conectiva acquisition gives French commercial distributor road into promising Latin American market. Plus: SUSE wins level four security certification; Rosegarden 1.0; IBM's $100 million Linux commitment; KDE 3.4; Deutsche Bahn moves to Linux (Andy Channelle)
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What on Earth: Plone
Updating a website with fresh content is a pain - but if you give the job to inexpert users, they might ruin your carefully designed pages. Here's a free system that does the work for you. (Jono Bacon)
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