Top Linux sites

While Slashdot.org is probably the news site that most linux enthusiasts keep track of and participate in, there are many enthusiasts keep track of and participate in, there are many other places to took for Linux and open source news as well.

• Slashdot (www.slashdot.org)- Probably the top news site for open source devotees People
submit links to news articles,books reviews, and interviews related to technology, science
politics,or other "news for nerds." Then everyone piles on with own commentaries .Having
your books or project "slashdotted" means you have made the big time-although you are as
likely to get crushed as you are to get praised.

• Groklaw (www.groklaw.net )- The place to look for information regarding legal issues surrounding open source software.

• Linux Today (www.linuxtoday.com)- The site gathers news that is of particular interest to software developers and IT managers.

• LWN.net (www.lwn.net)- Produces a weekly newsletter covering a range of Linux topics.

• Newsforge (www.newsforge.com)- Bills itself as the "Online Newspaper for Linux and open Source." Contains many original articles, as well as links to up-to-the-minute open source stories from other location on the web.

• LinuxInsider (www.linuxinsider.com)- Covers news articles related to Linux issues around the world.

• Linux.com (www.linux.com)- Provides Linux information, news, tips, articles, and reference material.

• Hotscripts.com (www.hotscripts.com)- Provides Linux, PHP, Cgi, Perl and other free scripts.

If you need help or have questions about Linux, here are a few sites to try:

• Linux Questions (www.linuxquestions.org)- In addition to offering forums on different Linux distributions, this is a great place ask questions related to hardware compatibility, security, and networking. The site also has some good tutorials, as well as reviews of books and linux distributions.

• Google Linux (www.google.com/linux)- Search for Linux-specific information from this part of the Google search site.

• Linux Forums (www.linuxforums.org)- Contains active forums on your favorite distributions and has active IRC channels as well.

• The Linux Documentation Project (www.tldp.org)- Offers a wide range of HOW TO's, guide, FAQ's, man pages, and other documents related to Linux.

• Linux help (www.linuxhelp.net)- Offers forums, news, and current information about the Linux Kernel.Also contains information about finding Linux mailing lists, newsgroups, and users groups.

• Linux Online (www.linux.org)- Provides a central source of information related to Linux distributions, documentation, books, and people.

• Linux kernel Archives (www.kernel.org)- The primary site for linux kernel development. You can get the latest stable or testing versions of the Linux Kernel. Not the first place to start with Linux, but I thought you'd want to know it's there.