Updated August 2009

Upcoming Linux, Unix, Free Software, and Open Source Events:

• See the Calendar section of the Linux Weekly News for this information.

Getting Started

• Frequently Asked Questions, which contains answers to many common questions about Linux.

• The INFO-SHEET, a technical overview of Linux system features.

• The Installation HOWTO, a great document to read if you are new to Linux and need help getting started.

• Ibiblio Hosts the LDP :-). Here a list of most of the Linux Distributions available.

• The Linux Distributions list with links to information about the different distributions.

• Howto Forge, provides free HOWTOs and a platform for discussion, consider themselves more entry-level than TLDP.

Users Groups

• Linux User Group Registry (LUGR)

Mailing Lists

• Mail Archive, archives lots of Linux mailing lists.

• Gmane a news interface to many mailing-lists. Use with a news reader. Allow posting.

Usenet Newsgroups

• comp.os.linux.advocacy,   Benefits of Linux compared to other operating systems.

• comp.os.linux.alpha,   Linux on Digital Alpha machines.

• comp.os.linux.announce,   Announcements important to the Linux community. (Moderated)
  Also visit the comp.os.linux.announce archive site.

• comp.os.linux.answers,   FAQs, HOWTOs, READMEs, etc. about Linux. (Moderated)

• comp.os.linux.development.apps,   Writing Linux applications, porting to Linux.

• comp.os.linux.development.system,   Linux kernels, device drivers, modules.

• comp.os.linux.hardware,   Hardware compatibility with the Linux operating system.

• comp.os.linux.m68k,   Linux operating system on 680x0 Amiga, Atari, VME.

• comp.os.linux.misc,   Linux-specific topics not covered by other groups.

• comp.os.linux.networking,   Networking and communications under Linux.

• comp.os.linux.powerpc,   Linux systems running on PowerPC microprocessors.

• comp.os.linux.setup,   Linux installation and system administration.

• comp.os.linux.x,   Linux X Window System servers, clients, libs and fonts.

Newsgroups are subject to availability on your local server. You can also read them at Deja News.

General Open Source Software / Free Software Information

• Free Software Foundation

• Open Source Initiative

• Why Open Source Software / Free Software? Look at the Numbers!

Miscellany

• The Internet Operating System Counter, a survey of operating system usage on the Internet (1999?).

• Interviews with Linus Torvalds and Richard M. Stallman by Hiroo Yamagata of the Tokyo Linux Users Group.

• The Linux Counter allows you to register yourself as a Linux user.

• The Rampantly Unofficial Linus Torvalds FAQ.