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>From time to time you may hear of significant upgrades to the Linux kernel
or user applications from various sources. These sources may be
magazines, newsgroups, web pages, etc.</P
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>Probably the best single online resource that a Linux administrator
should -- nay, <EM
>must</EM
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HREF="http://freshmeat.net/"
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> web site. This
site contains descriptions of new Open Source applications and projects,
documentation, and other announcements of interest to the Linux
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>Another resource for keeping track of new applications announcements is
through the <A
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postings of new applications, some kernel or application upgrades, web
pages, etc. available for Linux. It is a moderated newsgroup and
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>Not all product upgrade announcements are made to comp.os.linux.announce,
however. Therefore, visiting the web pages or FTP sites for the
applications you are using is probably a very good idea as well.</P
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