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Media Coverage Radio, Magazines, Various articles, News sites, Advocacy/publicity, Shows/conference archive	Consultants/Support Firms

Radio:

National Public Radio's "Tech Tuesday" show featuring Linux with Matt Welsh, author of "Running Linux" and Alan McConnell, mathematician, scientist, statistician, and computer consultant. Broadcast on September 28, 1999. You can listen to this broadcast in RealAudio.
National Public Radio's All things Considered had a story about Linux on April 8, 1998. The story features comments by Linus Torvalds, Donald Becker and Richard Stallman and you can listen to the story in RealAudio. A transcript is also available.
NPR's Science Friday recently had a story on Free and Open Source Software with Eric S. Raymond and Richard Stallman. Listen here (RealAudio).
CNET Radio, featured Linux topics in May 1998 (includes RealAudio).
Hour One: Beyond Windows, a recent program from NPR's Science Friday looks at alternatives to Microsoft Windows. Several prominent guests are interviewed in this program (RealAudio files are available).
Marketplace, a public radio program, featured a story about Freeware on August 20, 1998. The story is available in "Audible" format.

Magazines:

LinuxFocus, a free multilingual online magazine for the Linux community.
Linux Space Station Raven, an online shareware documentation, to promote Linux, and to help you do something useful with it.
~twaddle, a free software magazine.
A free online magazine, by the Association of Canadian Linux User Groups (CANLUG).
Linux Today, a bi-monthly Linux E-Zine.
32 Bits Online Magazine, a magazine covering various operating systems, including Linux.
EXT2, a web-based Linux magazine.
LinuxWorld.
Brave GNU World, a monthly colum from the GNU Project.
Linux Book Reviews and the Linux Bibliography, list Linux books.

Various articles:

Linux in a Gray Flannel Suit, an article in Byte Magazine about Linux in a commercial setting.
The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was, an article in WIRED 5.08.
Be a Linux-based ISP, a tutorial article in UnixWorld Online, has information about setting up a Linux-based PPP server.
An OS for the people, an article in Lantimes Online mentions Linux and other Unices.
Corel readies NCs, a recent article in InfoWorld, mentions that Corel is using Linux as the OS for it's new network computers.
Australian Personal Computer has a number of Linux-related articles in the November 1997 edition.
OS Holy Wars, a recent article in InternetWeek tests web server platforms, including Linux.
Linux Helps Bring "Titanic" to Life, a recent article in the Linux Journal.
A recent Linux vs. NT article in Computer Currents.
Linux lines up for the enterprise, a recent article in SunWorld.
The reports of Unix's death are greatly exaggerated, a recent article in Byte magazine, claims that "Linux is what's bringing new hope to the Unix community".
Red Hat Linux 5.0, gets a favorable review in PC Magazine Online.
Bonk! A New Windows Security Hole, a recent article in Wired, cites Linux's and FreeBSD's open development as the reason for quick releases of reliable security patches.
Linux and Decentralized Development, a paper about the decentralized nature of the Linux community.
Unix Split Personality: How to Virtual Host, a recent tutorial article in UnixWorld Online, explains how to do virtual WWW hosting with Red Hat and Apache.
Bad news about the upcoming I2O Bus for PCs at Wired Magazine.
Freed Software Winning Support, Making Waves, a recent article in Wired reports on the Free Software revolution.
The Linux User Community wins InfoWorld's 1997 Best Technical Support Award and Red Hat 5.0 wins 1997 Product of the Year in the Operating Systems category.
Andreessen Sees Mozilla-Linux Upset Of Windows, a recent article in TechWeb.
Troubleshooting Professional, praises Linux in the April 1998 Issue.
Cryptozilla Thwarts Feds Crypto Ban, a recent article in Wired, reports on the release of a crypto-powered browser for Linux (and others).
Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems, a recent article in InfoWorld.
IS SURVIVAL GUIDE, a recent article in InfoWorld praises Linux and offers an interesting look at Linux and NT.
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, about Linux Beowolf clusters.
First Monday, has several interesting articles in a recent issue.
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX, a recent performance comparison and analysis by consultant John Kirch.
Corel Embraces Open Source, a recent article in Wired.
Open Source Code Feature Index, in CMPnet.
An interview with Linus, in a recent TechWeb issue.
The Transmeta Enigma, a recent speculation about Transmeta in Salon Magazine.
How Secure is Your E-commerce?, a recent article in Computer Currents.
How Linux Could Kill Windows NT, a recent article in ZDNet.
A recent Datapro Study has shown that Linux is the only operating system except Windows NT that is growing in corporate markets.
Do-It-Youself Supercomputers, a recent article in Wired, about the Los Alamos National Laboratories Linux cluster.
Informix, Oracle Linux Ports On Tap from ZDNET.
Source code for the masses, a recent article about Free and Open Source Software at C|NET.
Freeware children, a feature in the August Forbes has Linus on the front cover and covers free software topics.
Dissension in the Closed Source Software Community, a TechSightings editorial.
Escape From Windows!, an article on ZDNet about alternatives to Windows, also has a poll on which OS could overtake it. Linux is in the lead by a long way.
Mac Developers Seek the Source, a Wired article that tells about a group of developers asking Apple to free the Mac OS source code.
How Linux got so dang hot and Linux Inside: Free OS gains support of users & vendors, two recent pro-Linux articles.
Linux versus NT, an article in the August 1998 SunWorld.
The May 1998 issue of Troubleshooting Professional Magazine has many article on free software, and the November 1998 issue is dedicated entirely to Linux.
Linux News & Editorial, from Computer Currents Magazine, lists some recent articles of interest.
The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace, an opinion on the viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system.
Linux Log: Text Menus Eliminate a Major Objection to Linux, an article in the March issue of Troubleshooting Professional Magazine.
Why is Microsoft worrying about Linux?.
Slate Does Linux, a series of Linux articles at Slate.

News Sites:

The Linux Newsletter from Linux Mall. If you want to subscribe to this newsletter, email LinuxNews@LinuxMall.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.
OS News, has daily news for all the happenings on the OS front, including Linux.
Slashdot.org (News for Nerds on the Stuff that Matters), has a lot of general technical/computer news, including a lot of Linux-related stories.
freshmeat, Linux and related news about software packages.
Linux Weekly News.
Linux Net News, an overview of Linux-related articles and news from online news agencies and magazines. Includes indexes and archives.
Linux Today, features daily Linux news.
Kernel Traffic, an index and summary of the traffic on the linux-kernel mailing list.
GeekNews, A site devoted to reporting Linux news for geeks everywhere.

Advocacy and Publicity:

Linux Journalists International, a database of Linux-friendly journalists.
The Linux Myth Dispeller, answers many myths that might give Linux a bad reputation.
The Linux FUD FAQ, attempts to answer some of the fear, uncertainty and doubt about Linux.
LinuxBusiness, a Linux in business advocacy site.
The #LinuxOS EFnet home page, has a lot of Linux links and information, including Is Linux for You?, a Linux advocacy page.
Linux PR, has some tips on how to write good press releases, and where to send them.
LinUKs, a Linux site for users in the UK.

Shows and Conferences (archive):

Linux Fair, November 15 and 22, 1997 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Pluto Meeting 1997 December 5 - 8, 1997 in Perugia, Italy.
exponet + INTERNET WELT WIEN 98, February 17 - 19, 1998, in Vienna, Austria featured a Linux conference on February 18.
Linux98, May 16, 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1998 Linux Expo, May 28 - 30, 1998, in Durham, NC, USA.
1998 Linux-Kongress, June 3 - 5, 1998 in Cologne, Germany.
USENIX 1998 Annual Technical Conference, June 15 - 19, 1998 in New Orleans, LA, USA. The conference featured a Freely Distributable Software (FREENIX) Track.
LinuxTag 1998, June 27 - 28, 1998 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
UK Linux Conference, June 27 - 28, 1998 in Manchester, England.
98 Perl Conference, August 17 - 20, 1998 in San Jose, CA, USA.
Open Source Developer Day, August 21, 1998 in San Jose, CA, USA.
Encontro Linux/OpenSource, September 8, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal.
AUUG98, September 14 - 18, 1998 in Sydney, Australia.
National InstallFest 1998, September 26, 1998 in Canada. This is a nationwide InstallFest organized by the Canadian Linux Users' Exchange and involves many local users groups.
PLUTO Meeting 1998/LiMe 1998, October 7 - 9, 1998, in Rome, Italy.
1998 Atlanta Linux Showcase, October 23 - 24, 1998 in Atlanta, GA, USA.
SANE '98, November 18 - 20, 1998 in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Linux & Open Source Software Conference, January 20, 1999 in London, UK.
Journ�es-rencontres "Autour du Libre", January 25 - 27, 1999, in Brest, France.
The Linux conference at exponet 99, February 11, 1999, in Vienna, Austria (morning program and afternoon program). A few pictures are available too.
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, March 1 - 4, 1999 in San Jose, CA, USA.
Singapore Linux Conference 1999, March 5 - 6, 1999 in Singapore.
LinuxWorld Conference '99, March 18 - 19, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
Journ�es du Libre 2^e Edition, March 26 - 27, 1999 in Strasbourg, France.
Simplinux, May 1 - 2, 1999 in Portugal.
Linux Expo, May 18 - 22, 1999 in Raleigh, NC, USA.
Linux Expo Paris, June 17 - 18, 1999 in Paris, France.
UKUUG Linux '99, June 25 -26, 1999 in Birmingham, England.
LinuxTag '99, June 26 - 27, 1999 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
OpenSource FORUM, June 30 - July 1, 1999 in Austin, TX, USA.


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Last Modified: December 1, 1999

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