Features

• Distributions—A Brief History  by Jes Fraser
  The dawn of the distro.
  
• Philosophy and Fancy  by Dan Sawyer
  The intellectual axes of distribution design.
  
• Small Systems and Big Iron: Linux on Non-x86 Computers  by Kira Scarlett
  Linux distributions on “alternative” platforms.
  
• Linux Distribution Chart  by Justin Ryan
  See how your favorite distro ranks with other LJ readers.
  

Indepth

• An Introduction to MINIX  by Bruce Byfield
  It's not just a filesystem supported by Linux.
  
• Automating Remote Backups  by Michael J. Hammel
  Save or lose it!
  

Columns

• Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge   Advanced MongoDB  
  
• Dave Taylor's Work the Shell   Simple Scripts to Sophisticated HTML Forms  
  
• Mick Bauer's Paranoid Penguin   Linux VPNs with OpenVPN, Part V  
  
• Kyle Rankin's Hack and /   Dynamic Config Files with Nmap  
  
• Dirk Elmendorf's Economy Size Geek   Organizing a Library  
  
• Kyle Rankin and Bill Childers' Point/Counterpoint   Mobile Phones  
  
• Doc Searls' EOF   Commons Interests  
  

Review

• Pogoplug  by Mike Diehl
  

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