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Venture Capital Prospecting in Open Source's Wild Frontier

By Wendy Goldman Rohm

Here comes the money. Venture capitalists are taking a long hard look at Linux and open source software.

You Can Take it With You

How to Run Linux on Your Laptop

by Jason Compton

If installing Linux on a desktop system is getting to be old hat, perhaps you're ready for the next challenge: Running Linux on your laptop.

You know there are a lot of ways to get help with your Linux problem, but do you know all of them? Hal shows you where to start when something goes wrong.

The X Window System is a tricky animal, but you have a better chance of taming it, if you know what goes on when the I command brings it to life.

How to Write Video Capture Drivers With This New Specification

By Alan Cox

A step-by-step guide to writing a device driver for a camera.

A Look at the Signal API

By Erik Troan

Erik shows you how to make use of signals when writing Linux applications

SPOTLIGHT ON SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

Big Brother Is Watching

Solid System Monitoring at the Right Price

Do you know about the Big Brother system monitor? If you're looking for a simple and free way to find out if different servers on your network are up and running, look no further.

Power Tools

Need To Administer a Linux System? Read This!

From linuxconf to lpd; we cover what you need to know to get get started as a Linux sysadmin.

Webifying Top

Making an Admin Tool with Perl

Perl Guru Randal Scwhartz shows you a nifty trick for monitoring Apache's CPU usage when it's not the only Web server on your machine.

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