Linux Journal Contents #194, June 2010
Linux Journal Issue #194/June 2010
Features
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Distributions—A Brief History
by Jes Fraser
The dawn of the distro.
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Philosophy and Fancy
by Dan Sawyer
The intellectual axes of distribution design.
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Small Systems and Big Iron: Linux on Non-x86 Computers
by Kira Scarlett
Linux distributions on “alternative” platforms.
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Linux Distribution Chart
by Justin Ryan
See how your favorite distro ranks with other LJ readers.
Indepth
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An Introduction to MINIX
by Bruce Byfield
It's not just a filesystem supported by Linux.
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Automating Remote Backups
by Michael J. Hammel
Save or lose it!
Columns
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Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge
Advanced MongoDB
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Dave Taylor's Work the Shell
Simple Scripts to Sophisticated HTML Forms
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Mick Bauer's Paranoid Penguin
Linux VPNs with OpenVPN, Part V
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Kyle Rankin's Hack and /
Dynamic Config Files with Nmap
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Dirk Elmendorf's Economy Size Geek
Organizing a Library
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Kyle Rankin and Bill Childers'
Point/Counterpoint
Mobile Phones
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Doc Searls' EOF
Commons Interests
Review
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Pogoplug
by Mike Diehl
In Every Issue
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