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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<H1><font color="maroon">LSOTM (Linux Site O' The Month): LinuxNewbie.org</font></H1>
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<H4>By <a href="mailto:slambo@linuxstart.com">Slambo</a></H4>
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<H3>What's This?</H3>
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This article is the first in an ongoing series of site reviews for the Linux
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community. Each month, I will highlight a Linux-related site and tell you all
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about it. The intent of these articles is to let you know about sites that you
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might not have been to before, but they will all have to do with some aspect of
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Linux. Now, on with the story...
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<H3><A HREF=http://www.linuxnewbie.org>LinuxNewbie.org</A> (LNO)</H3>
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Let's face it, learning a new
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technology (be it 3 or 30 years old) can be intimidating to a newbie. The
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average Joe who is new to Linux may not know anything beyond where the on/off
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switch is. Luckily, for those just starting down the One Linux Way, there are
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places to learn.
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From LNO's about page:
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"Linuxnewbie.org is a place where anyone can write their tips and tricks and
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submit them for publication. They are subject to review or possibly testing,
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frankly we don't know how this is going to work out, but we think if it does
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work out, the site will do everyone a great service."
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P> This site has a lot to offer for the newbie (well, from the page name, you
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might have guessed this), including "Newbieized Help Files", Forums, Articles,
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Book Reviews and Book Recommendations, along with news about Linux and the Open
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Source community.
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<P> This site's specialty is the NHFs. Basically, they are HOWTO files for
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newbies. Before you get all up in arms about it, they didn't "dumb down" the
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HOWTO files. Rather, they wrote new articles that describe how to do specific
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functions like setup an ISA PnP modem or truetype font support in X Windows.
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Most NHFs include a brief introduction and a list of commands that will be
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needed to perform a certain action (much like the list of tools needed for a
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woodworking project at the beginning of its instructions) followed by specific
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steps, and almost always walking through the steps with an example.
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<P> The NHFs are split, first into Intel vs. Mac architecture (there aren't any
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entries for Alpha or other processors yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see
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them someday), then into more specific categories like: Network, Modems, X
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Windows, Security and Sound. Like the bit from the about page says, the NHFs
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do get reviewed, but not by some elite cadre of gurus tucked away in a basement
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with only an open account at the local pizza parlor. The NHFs are reviewed by
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everyone. Anyone is welcome to send a comment on any NHF, and, if the comment
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contains additional technical information, it will get added to the NHF page.
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Furthermore, everyone is encouraged to write NHFs for inclusion in the site
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content.
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<P> Since the site is still young, there aren't as diverse a range of NHFs as
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one might wish for (whatever project I'm working on is the one that doesn't
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have any information anywhere). However, the site's forums, using the popular
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Ultimate Bulletin Board software, fill the gap covering topics like: scripts,
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games, programming and technical support.
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<P> On the Bookshelf are recommended volumes for any Linux hacker. Naturally,
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there are some works from O'Reilly, but others, where appropriate, are also
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included. Additional information on these works is linked from the Bookshelf,
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and some are covered in more detail in the book reviews of the Articles
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section.
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<P> The only thing that is really missing from this site is a search engine.
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There is a large amount of information on this site, but most of it ends up in
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the forums, due to the nature of contributions. However, this is the kind of
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site that you will want to explore on your own, just reading and following
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along the links.
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<P> So take the time to visit and explore this site. The wealth of information
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available will make it worthwhile to read.
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Copyright © 1999, Slambo<BR>
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Published in Issue 47 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, November 1999</H5>
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