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Lessons in Linux

Free software embodies values of learning and sharing that we'd like to see everybody schooled in. So why aren't more schools and universities using it, and what can we learn from the ones that do? (Richard Smedley)
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Licence to create

Creative Commons licences let us create, discover and share a whole world of music, movies, art and more. Even for the more left of brain, there are plenty of ways to contribute. (Jon Phillips)
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Interview: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Who drives Linux driver development? Meet Greg Kroah-Hartman - kernel champion, devfs headsman and inexplicable lover of PCI Hotplug subsystems. (Paul Hudson)
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PCLinuxOS 0.92

Slick distro originally based on Mandriva. Plus: CentOS 4.3; 150 pages of Gimp tutorials (PDFs); KOffice 1.5; Oracle 10g XE; SharpConstruct, Triple A (Mike Saunders)
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HotPicks

Gnubiff, Gourmet, GTK Photo Gallery, KeyJnote, Leafpad, Pan, Powermanga, Qxmp, Xye, Zim (Mike Saunders)
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Firefox - Cover your tracks

There are genuine security reasons for removing accidentally accessed mail-order bride sites from your PC's memory, you know. We show you the way to safer, more discreet surfing. (Andy Channelle)
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Inkscape: Learn artistic drawing

To kick off a new series of practical Inkscape projects, we show why this is one of the best programs for drawing - especially for those who do not consider themselves artists. (Dmitry Kirsanov)
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WordPress in 10 minutes

Hosting your own blog is easier than you might think - just follow Animal Crossing fan Mike Saunders. (Mike Saunders)
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OOo Basic: Use macros in Calc

Keep spreadsheets at arm's length and work with data from the console! (Mark Bain)
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PHP: Secure the shell

Sick of people breaking through your elite rot26 encryption? Get some security skills here. (Paul Hudson)
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DansGuardian: Set smart filters

Tired of the distractions that you, your staff or your children find online? The censorial Marco Fioretti has an open source solution to help you set up flexible, sophisticated content filters for the web. (Marco Fioretti)
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Open-Xchange: Set up and run an open groupware server

Organisations need to collaborate - now you can do it the free software way with Open-Xchange. (Graham Morrison)
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Ubuntu 6.06

The dapper distro is fashionably late... (Andy Hudson)
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GnuCash 2.0

After years of quiet, determined development, GnuCash 2.0 is here. Not a moment too soon for Graham, who needs help consolidating his spiralling debt into a single, monthly payment. (Graham Morrison)
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Second Life

As a child, Graham spent hours trying to push through the back of his wardrobe. Twenty years later, he's made it through - and he seems to be wearing half its contents. (Graham Morrison)
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Ogre 3D 1.2

It's not often we review libraries, but it's not often libraries are this good. (Paul Hudson)
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Oracle 10g Express Edition

Free as in beer, speedy as in Gonzales and Top Stuff as in, er, Top Stuff. Here's Oracle's latest release... (Paul Hudson)
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Weblog engines

We unleash six of the best blog engines for Alex Cox to try. Just how easy are they to make your own? Rated: B2evolution, Blosxom, Movable Type, Nucleus, Pivot, WordPress. (Alex Cox)
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News: Red Hat deal challenges IBM and Oracle

JBoss deal adds to Red Hat's presence in enterprise Linux market. Plus: Linux and the NHS, Microsoft Port 25, LSB 3.1, ThinkFree Online, Freespire, OpenDocument (ODF) (Andy Channelle)
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Distrowatch: Turbo charged

Turbolinux 11 - how to make a profit in open source software. Plus Ubuntu 6.10 plans, DesktopBSD 1.0 (Ladislav Bodnar)
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What on Earth: Elektra

If you thought Elektra was Graham Morrison's drag queen persona you'd be wrong: that's Loretta. But it is the name of a shiny new idea that promises to rid the world of Linux configuration troubles. (Graham Morrison)
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