Steve Savitzky's writings on Linux
This directory contains articles about, and configuration files for,
Linux. It's my contention that Linux is a superb operating
system for families, for many reasons.
Annotated Contents
Series
- How I Work
- I've been in the computer industry for a long time -- I was working
with Unix of various flavors long before Linux existed. As a result
I've developed my own ways of working in the Linux environment that are
probably rather different from what most other people do. Come look
over my shoulder.
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Documents
(listed by date of last nontrivial revision, newest first)
- Keeping Backups
2006/06/19
How I Work #5.
- How I make backups and keep them safe. (Plus a little bit of wishful
thinking.)
- The Daily Ping
2003/11/17
How I Work #4.
- How I know whether all of my far-flung systems are up and running
happily. Peace of mind in two lines of code.
- Managing Websites
2003/11/8
How I Work #3.
- How I keep websites, including this one, up to date.
- Documents are Directories
2003/10/28
How I Work #2.
- Why this document is called
docs-are-directories/ instead of
docs-are-directories.html.
- Playing with Multiple Distros
2003/6/9 (updated 2003/6/29).
How I Work #1.
- How to put several Linux distributions onto one disk drive without
going insane. The first of an ongoing series called How I Work.
- The
man page Rant
2002/7/11
- Why is Linux documentation so hard to find? What can we do about it?
- Does Linux Need a Business Model?
2002/5/18
- No more than jazz does.
- Simple Gifts 2002/5/17
- The good old days of lean, mean software are only a keystroke away.
- Linux in the Palm of Your Hand
2002/3/30
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- If AOL Buys RedHat 2002/3/30
- Some speculations. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad...
- Reflections on a Fry's Ad
2002/2/16
- Linux hits the consumer market
- Making Embedded Systems
Developer-Friendly 2002/1/12
- A cute little penguin on the case is only the start.
- The Thrill is Back 2001/2/18
- Comments on the Agenda VR3 Development Edition, a Linux-based PDA.
- Linux on Laptops 1999/07/10
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- Linux on a Ricoh Magio laptop 1999/07/10
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- Linux--the Family Operating System
1999/07/10
- (OK, so it's in the directory above. There are probably people
referring to it, and I didn't want to break links.)
Stephen R. Savitzky
<steve @ savitzky.net>