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The Linux distillery The Linux Distillery, SlashDot and the Ubuntu test
The Linux distillery The Linux Distillery, SlashDot and the Ubuntu test | The Linux Distillery, SlashDot and the Ubuntu test |
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| by David M Williams | |
| Sunday, 18 November 2007 | |
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You can see these are, I hope, informative and useful but not “breaking news.” At the same time, I treaded a difficult line of personal opinion when I criticised Microsoft’s Office Open XML file format, but then – after some feedback by Microsoft themselves – suggested that software developers could be pragmatic; OOXML exists, so you may as well embrace it if you have Microsoft-dependant friends who work best with the tools they already know. Although I had not said “OOXML is terrific” nor made any value judgment on OpenXML vs ODF this posting met with much derision – so much so I had to quickly add a disclaimer that my views did not necessarily reflect that of ITWire or its editor. Much like matter meeting anti-matter, these two factors combined and the Linux Distillery – the very blog you’re checking out right now – is the result. So, what can you expect to see here? In one sense, it’ll be business as usual. I’ll still be writing about Linux security, why and how people can and should switch operating systems, periodic looks at the newest and hottest free open-source apps out in the wild as well as the “all about xxx” style pieces. On the other hand, you’ll also see some less formality and more personality; we’ll go through some Linux experiences together. I have a couple of computers in my garage including an unimpressive Celeron PC with on-board video and sound, as well as a RAID-5 hot-swappable Compaq ProLiant server. I’m keen to see if Gutsy Gibbon loads on them both without any driver issues. We’ll do it together. If it doesn’t work, you’ll hear about it. Another upcoming story will show you the Red Hat certification exam process. I talked about Linux certification once before, and advocated Red Hat’s examinations and certification as the loftiest accolade due to its depth and rigour. Other certifications, like LPI or CompTIA’s Linux+, have a definite place but their attempt to cover that which is common means they cannot be quite as intense as Red Hat. |
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