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Making Screen-Capture Movies A picture is worth a thousand words, especially if they're documentation. Why not make screenshots -- or, better yet, movies -- to accompany free software documentation? It's not hard. Robert Bernier demonstrates how to put all of the tools together. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Inside Warp Pipe GameCube afficionados may know of Warp Pipe, a project to allow LAN games to work over the Internet. The already-controversial project experienced another shakeup when the developers announced that all new releases would be closed source. Howard Wen recently talked to them about their experiences reverse-engineering the protocol, developing the software, and closing an open project. [LinuxDevCenter.com] A Global Survey of Linux Distributions In the English speaking world, a few Linux distributions claim the top spots. What's popular around the globe, though? Alexander Prohorenko explores some of the more popular commercial Linux distributions. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Introducing openMosix What does your computer do when you're not around? Chances are, not much. Why not spread some of the computing burden around? As Kris Buytaert explains, openMosix is a version of Linux that handles most of the hard work for you, leaving you to enjoy better resource usage across all of your computers. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Inside Scorched 3D Ex-DOS gamers likely remember the classic tank game Scorched Earth, with its VGA graphics, clever weapons, and good-enough ballistics. Scorched 3D is its spiritual successor, taking the 2D, one-computer battles to the next level. Howard Wen explores the game. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Linux Untethered Wireless Linux is great, if you can find a hotspot. If not, have you considered a cellular data connection? It may not be as slow nor as expensive as you think. Brian Jepson explores the state of cellular networking with Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Why Run Free Software on a PDA? As PDAs gain power and capabilities, embedded Linux is more and more attractive. Sharp's Zaurus is a popular Linux PDA. Why aren't more palmtop computers running free software? Guylhem Aznar explores and evangelizes Linux on small devices. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Connecting to the IPv6 Internet IPv6 is coming. In fact, you can encourage its adoption by using it right now, if you've already configured your Linux machine for IPv6. Ibrahim Haddad explains how to connect to the IPv6 Internet with Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Open Source in Government: Newport News, Va. Open source software is often attractive to local governments due to cost savings, stability, security, and open access. Migration is still tricky though. Andy Stein, CIO of Newport News, Va., is tackling the problems of adopting open source. In this interview with Tom Adelstein, Andy explains why local governments should form an alliance to share their knowledge and their code. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Professional Video Editing on Linux with Cinelerra Someday Linux will be a great platform for editing media files, right? If you know about Cinelerra, you know that day is soon, if not now. Howard Wen explores this high-quality, long-lived video editing application. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Enabling IPv6 in Linux IPv6 is coming. In fact, you can encourage its adoption by using it right now. Ibrahim Haddad explains the ideas behind, and justifications for IPv6 and demonstrates how to support it on a Linux server. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Using Linux as a Small Business Internet Gateway, Part 2 Internet access is vital to many small businesses. Maintaining a reliable and worry-free connection may seem difficult, but several good monitoring tools exist to simplify the lives of administrators. Alexander Prohorenko explains how to serve DNS and monitor a small network. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Flying the Open Skies with FlightGear Realms of geographic data are entering public use every day. Mappers, hikers, and navigators love it. What's in it for the rest of us? Realistic flight simulators. That's what pilots, aeronautical engineers, and enthusiasts are building with FlightGear, a GPL'd flight sim. Howard Wen talks to the creator and the maintainers. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Using Linux as a Small Business Internet Gateway Internet access is vital to many small businesses. Creating a reliable and worry-free connection used to be difficult. With good software such as the Linux kernel, wvdial, Squid, Postfix, and iptables, it's reasonably easy to set up Linux as an Internet gateway. Alexander Prohorenko explains how. [LinuxDevCenter.com] Using and Customizing Knoppix Several Linux distributions boot directly from CD-ROMs. How many are usable in that state? How many are customizable in that state? Klaus Knopper's Knoppix is perhaps the best known of these distributions. Robert Bernier explains how to use Knoppix and how to customize your own self-booting distribution CD. [LinuxDevCenter.com] BZFlag Sometimes a demo program can spin out of control to take on a life of its own. A ten-year-old project to demonstrate 3D movement has become a simple-yet-clever online tank battle game. Howard Wen talks to the creator and maintainer of BZFlag. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts Linux on Pocket PCs While tiny handheld computers may seem like geek toys, they're actually very practical for any environment with mobile data access--hospitals, restaurants, even journalists. They can even run Linux. John Littler explores the Penguin-friendly heavy hitters in this area. [LinuxDevCenter.com] The State of Home-Brew PVRs on Linux A TiVo is basically a Linux box with some extra software (and a nice service). That's something a competent hacker could replicate. Joe Stump explores the state of the home-brew PVR community on Linux as of late 2003. [LinuxDevCenter.com] GBA Programming with DevKit Advance Emulation has opened up game programming to realms of hobbyists. While it's possible to build amazing games on all sorts of obsolete platforms, it's also possible to build them on modern ones, including the GameBoy Advance. Howard Wen explores DevKit Advance and interviews its lead developers. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
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