A new magazine called Linux Journal was recently launched. It includes articles intended for almost all skill levels, and is intended to be helpful to all Linux users. Subscriptions are $19 in the U.S., $24 in Canada and Mexico, and $29 elsewhere, payable in US currency. Subscription inquiries can be sent via email to subs@ssc.com or faxed to (U.S.) 1-206-527-2806 or mailed to Linux Journal, PO Box 85867, Seattle, WA 98145-1867 USA. Please do not send credit card numbers via email; the internet is not secure, and it is entirely possible that a technologically adept thief may steal your credit card number and cost you a large sum of money if you do.
There are several Usenet newsgroups for Linux discussion, and also several mailing lists. See the Linux FAQ for more information about the mailing lists (you should be able to find the FAQ either in the newsgroup or on the FTP sites).
The newsgroup comp.os.linux.announce is a moderated newsgroup for announcements about Linux (new programs, bug fixes, etc).
The newsgroup comp.os.linux.admin is an unmoderated newsgroup for discussion of administration of Linux systems.
The newsgroup comp.os.linux.development is an unmoderated newsgroup specifically for discussion of Linux kernel development. The only application development questions that should be discussed here are those that are intimately associated with the kernel. All other development questions are probably generic Unix development questions and should be directed to a comp.unix group instead.
The newsgroup comp.os.linux.help is an unmoderated newsgroup for any Linux questions that don't belong anywhere else.
The newsgroup comp.os.linux.misc is the replacement for comp.os.linux, and is meant for any discussion that doesn't belong elsewhere.
In general, do not crosspost between the Linux newsgroups. The only crossposting that is appropriate is an occasional posting between one unmoderated group and comp.os.linux.announce. The whole point of splitting comp.os.linux into many groups is to reduce traffic in each. Those that do not follow this rule will be flamed without mercy...
For the current status of the Linux kernel and a summary of the most
recent versions, finger torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi
Linux is on the Web (WWW, W3, whatever...) The URL is http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html
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