Some popular blogs

The blogs—–

Best Linux distros for power users, gamers, newbies and more. Your route to Tux heaven : TechRadar UK–

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-distros-for-power-users-gamers-newbies-and-more-596697?artc_pg=3

Also checkout Digitizor–http://digitizor.com/

RPM cookbook

This is an interesting take on the RPM by Shakthi Kannan–

http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/packaging-red-hot-paneer-butter-masala.pdf

Video tutorials on FOSS tools

Visit the Durgapur LUG’s tutorials’ site–

http://dgplug.org/intro/tutorials

Want to learn some cool stuff this summer? Then read on…

Please visit the site to know more about online Summer training under Durgapur LUG in the field of GNU/Linux & FOSS. No entry fees!! Starts on June 25. On the IRC. Install Linux as soon as possible.

http://wiki.dgplug.org/index.php/SummerTraining

Create a Web Application in Java in 1 hour with Apache Tomcat

Refer to the link-http://www.thebitsource.com/2009/02/03/create-web-application-in-java-in-1-hour-with-apache-tomcat/

Searching for jobs in the arena of Free & Open Source Software(FOSS)?

This blog has listings of  many job opportunities in the field of FOSS- http://fossjobs.wordpress.com/

Guidelines for users new to mailing lists

Fedora mailing list guidelines:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Please read Shakthi Kannan’s document :

http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf

The above is PDF

For PDP( Smaller size; Requires Open Office-FOSS alternative to MS Office) http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.odp

Legally free e-books on FOSS & GNU/Linux

A book on Python–http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python 

A book on Ubuntu Linux-http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/download_main.html 

 Linux comic books-http://www.hackettandbankwell.com/issues 

 

Some interesting facts about Linux & hackers

On Ankit Fadia & hackers:

http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2006-April/024972.html

This IIT Bombay Professor is among India’s 50 most powerful people.He supports FOSS.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0415_india_most_powerful/36.htm

Fedora Electronics Lab

Be updated with the latest developments of the Fedora Electronics Lab–http://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/FEL/

Stay informed through the mailing list-http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-electronic-lab-list

FEL Developer’s corner

http://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/FEL/#Developers_Page

FEL  Publications and Presentations

http://chitlesh.fedorapeople.org/FEL/#Publication_Page

This is Aanjhan’s blog, one of the key contributors to FEL:

http://blog.tuxmaniac.com/

Also try one of his pages–http://www.tuxmaniac.com/