open source links

I really need to be motivated to learn linux and OS.The latest links I found are below for your perusal.My only request is use the same in whatever way you can and grow the net however you can.




LinuxWorld.com links
LinuxWorld.com
homeBest of LinuxWorld.com
The Legacy Files
The Penguin Brief
Version Control
Linux links
Linuxforums
Apache
Freshmeat
GNOME
KDE
LinEvents
Linux.com
LinuxDevices
Linux International
Linux Journal
Linux Kernel Archives
LinuxNews.com
Linux Online
LinuxPPC.org
LinuxSecurity
Linux Today
Linux Weekly News
LinTraining
Slashdot
SourceForge
Themes.org

ADVOCACY
Linux International
http://www.li.org/ LI is a nonprofit association of groups, corporations, and others that promotes and helps direct the growth of the Linux OS and the Linux community.
DEVELOPMENT
developerWorks
http://www.ibm.com/developerIBM -run developer site's Linux Zone has articles, news, and descriptions/links to development tools. The Open Source Zone hosts projects licensed under the IBM Public License.
SourceForge
http://www.sourceforge.netA centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software development. SourceForge hosts over 6,000 projects and has over 42,000 registered users.
DOCUMENTATION
Linux Documentation Project
http://www.linuxdoc.org/index.html The LDP is a collaborative effort to provide Linux documentation, ranging from online docs to printed manuals, relating to installing, using, and running Linux.
Linux man Pages
http://www.ctyme.com/linuxdoc.htmAn indexed HTML version of the Linux man pages -- niftily compiled by a Linux wannabe and "DOS dummy who would rather go back to CP/M."
EVENTS
LinEvents
http://linevents.com/Authoritative listing of all upcoming Linux-related events -- collected, categorized, summarized, and presented with an efficient interface.
GAMES
Linux Games
http://www.linuxgames.com/Latest and greatest news, HOWTOs, hosted game sites, advocacy information, and links for games-on-Linux aficionados. Includes a pretty active discussion forum and an FTP download site.
Linux Game Tome
http://happypenguin.org/A dynamic, user-maintained database of games for Linux. Started by Tessa Lau in 1995 and resuscitated and overhauled in 1998 by Bob Zimbinksi.
GENERAL LINUX
Tucows Linux
http://news.tucows.com/ext2/Linux Webzine with original reviews, opinion, technical articles at various levels, software downloads, and an extensive library of HOWTOs.
FirstLinux
http://www.firstlinux.com/Home of the Linux Guide, a searchable and alphabetically arranged compendium of Linux terms, definitions, and documentation. Also includes capsule reviews, resources for beginners, and an exhaustive set of Web links.
LinuxPlanet
http://www.linuxplanet.comMixed bag of features, reviews, opinion, discussion, and tutorials. Best known for editor Kevin Reichard's reviews and editorials.
Just Linux
http://www.justlinux.com/A Linux portal with some free services too: dynamic DNS, email forwarding, and the Linux Registry (a searchable database of Linux professionals, hobbyists, and jobs/projects).
Linux.com
http://www.linux.com/Linux.com offers original features and columns, news, and support resources aimed at users of all experience levels.
Linux Gazette
http://www.linuxgazette.com/Monthly Web publication with an informal style. Linux Gazette is dedicated both to making Linux just a little more fun and to sharing ideas and discoveries.
Linux Journal
http://www.linuxjournal.comThis companion site to the venerable monthly print magazine has selected material from the current issue plus a number of online-only feature articles. Other features include a speakers bureau.
The Linux Show!!
http://www.thelinuxshow.com/Weekly Webcast (Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Pacific) with discussion of recent Linux news and sometimes controversial topics, often including special guests from the Linux community. Part of the GeekCast Network.
Linux Online
http://www.linux.org/A nonprofit operation that includes contributions from thousands in the Linux community. Aims to provide a clearinghouse for information about, and to further the promotion of, Linux.
32BitsOnline
http://32bitsonline.com/32BitsOnline has timely editorials, technical articles, hardware and software reviews, news, polls, and other features geared toward IT professionals in the Linux and BeOS worlds.
Linux Magazine
http://www.linux-mag.com/The "chronicle of the revolution" has been going to subscribers and newsstands since the spring of 1999. Complete issues go online a few months after they come out in print. Site also includes some online-only content.
LinuxNews.com
http://www.linuxnews.comThis news site, spun off from LinuxMall.com, distinguishes itself by mixing a healthy dose of original content with links to Linux news from across the Web.
HUMOR
Segfault.org
http://segfault.org/Go here when it all gets too serious. Where else can you find satire like "NT Outperforms Self on Same Hardware" and "USA Replaces Constitution with Linux Kernel?"
Humorix
http://i-want-a-website.com/about- linux/Fake news that pokes fun at Linux and other tech stuff. "Fake news is to Humorix as unconfirmed rumors are to Slashdot."
KERNEL
Linux Kernel Archives
http://www.kernel.org/Official site for the Linux kernel source. A number of sites around the world have provided mirrors, which you can access from here.
NEWBIES
Eclectic Compendium for Linux Newbies
http://www.xmission.com/~howardm /A well-organized individual's site, with basic technical information, hints, tips, examples, and Web links for those getting started with Linux. Includes an Online Troubleshooting Resources page.
LinuxNewbie
http://www.linuxnewbie.orgThis site takes people by the hand who are having a hard time learning how to operate, install, and get around the OS.
NEWS
comp.os.linux.announce archive
http ://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/mjrauhal/linux/cola.archive/cola-last-50.htmlc.o.l.a. is a moderated Usenet newsgroup intended as a forum for announcements for the Linux community. This page has links to the latest 50 messages, newest ones first.
Linux Weekly News
http://lwn.netWeekly summary of Linux news for all interests. Also has editorials, features, an event calendar, and a Linux stocks page. Includes daily updates page.
Linux Today
http://linuxtoday.comThe most all-encompassing Linux and open source news site on the Web, updated continuously.
Slashdot.org
http://slashdot.org/This hippest of geek sites has reader-contributed daily news and reviews for those who gravitate toward open source but also have a far-ranging set of other techie interests.
OPEN SOURCE
Apache Software Foundation
http://www.apache.org/The Apache Software Foundation supports Apache open source software-development projects, including the world-dominant Apache Web server software.
FreeBSD
http://www.freebsd.org/FreeBSD is a robust BSD Unix operating system with advanced networking, performance, security, and compatibility features for "PC-compatible" computers. FreeBSD is free and developed and maintained by a large team of individuals.
OpenBSD
http://openbsd.org/OpenBSD is a free, volunteer-developed, multiplatform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system emphasizing portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security, and integrated cryptography. Supports binary emulation of Linux.
NetBSD
http://www.netbsd.org/NetBSD is a free, highly portable UNIX-like operating system available for many platforms, from 64-bit AlphaServers to handheld devices.
GNOME
http://www.gnome.org/The GNOME project, part of the GNU Project, intends to build an easy-to-use desktop environment for users and a powerful application framework for software developers.
The GNU Project
http://www.gnu.org/GNU (GNU's not Unix) is the venerable and productive endeavor, founded by Richard Stallman, to provide a freely distributable replacement for Unix.
KDE
http://www.kde.org/KDE seeks to fill the need for easy-to-use desktop for Unix and Linux workstations. The software created by the KDE project is open source and cost-free.
OpenSource.org
http://www.opensource.org/Resource site for the Open Source Initiative, an organization that advances the cause of "free software" on the pragmatic grounds of reliability, cost, and strategic business risk.
SECURITY
SecurityPortal
http://securityportal.com/linuxto pnews.htmlInformation for corporate security professionals includes tech notes and opinion pieces, summaries of breaking security news, feature articles, and links to security-related resources.
LinuxSecurity
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/Source of information, insight, and news relating to Linux and open source security issues.
SPECIAL- INTEREST TECHNICAL LINUX SITES
LinuxPPC
http://www.linuxppc.org/This is the official home of the Linux/PPC project, the native port of Linux to the PowerPC processor. It's primarily, but not exclusively, developer-oriented.
Linux Telephony
http://www.linuxtelephony.org/A site that's "bridging the Linux and telephony paths"; offers relevant news articles, technical discussion, projects, software, reviews, and other resources.
LinuxDevices.com
http://www.linuxdevices.com/News, articles, polls, forum, event and job listings, products, and links -- all exclusively focused on using Linux in embedded applications.
Realtimelinux.org
http://www.realtimelinux.org/An impartial, technically oriented, noncommercially aligned community resource for people interested in Linux as a realtime OS, focusing on the "hard realtime" Linux kernels and applications.
SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES
Freshmeat
http://www.freshmeat.net/Repository of free applications for almost any Linux purpose. Dozens of new packages are posted daily from the hundreds contributed. There's also an editorial section.
IceWalkers
http://www.icewalk.com/A site where Linux software authors can announce their latest releases and make them available for download. Includes a system for users to rate applications.
LinuxApps.com
http://www.linuxapps.com/Downloads of new applications for Linux from contributing developers. Several are posted each day; all are indexed in a separate frame by date and by category.
AppWatch.com
http://www.appwatch.com/A repository for free and open source Linux applications only. AppWatch not only announces new versions, but also maintains a database of changes and up-to-date links to all releases of each application it lists.
STANDARDS
Linux Standard Base
http://www.linuxbase.org/The goal of the Linux Standard Base is to develop and promote a set of standards that will increase compatibility among Linux distributions and enable software applications to run on any compliant Linux system.
X WINDOW SYSTEM
Themes.orghttp://www.themes.org/A repository, hosted by VA Linux Systems, of graphics, information, themes, and other resources for the X Window System