Linux User and Developer

Issue 77

Issue 77 is out now! Below you will find a short overview of what you will find inside.

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Contents of Issue 77

In addition to the regular news items, reviews and the Linux Calendar the new issue contains the following:

FEATURES

MICROSOFT & YAHOO: A Window Of Opportunity For Open-Source?
The proposed Yahoo takeover poses interesting questions for open-source software, and it might provide a couple of opportunities as well.

Professor Donald E Knuth
James Buchanan talks to a bona fide programming legend, Professor Donald Knuth, about bug-free software and more.

Open-Source Degree
From September 2008 Aberystwyth University will offer undergraduates a specialist degree focusing on Open-Source. Katherine Goodwin looks at what the new degree can offer to students.

Is Linux Becoming Too Fragmented?
Are 550 Linux distros too much? Some writers say yes. Read Jay Kruizenga's view of the Linux scene and his personal take on what should happen next.

Performance Optimisation in Linux
Swayama Prakash offers help on how to boost your setup's performance.

DEVELOPER SECTION & TUTORIALS

Working with Inkscape
Inkscape is open-source Vector Graphics Editor and a real rival to expensive commercial vector-creation software. Read the first of a series of articles in which Jay Kruizenga looks at what Inkscape can do for you.

Linux: The Programming Platform
Kunal Deo considers Linux as an application development platform.

How To Dual-Boot Linux With Vista
Jay Kruizenga bought a new laptop with Vista on it, and managed to get it to dual-boot with Linux, after some preparatory work.

Backing Up Your LAMP Server
In this article Sukrit Dhandhania offer help on how to keep the data on your LAMP server safe.

COVER DISC
On this month's cover disc we include OpenGEU, an exciting blend of GNOME, Enlightenment and Ubuntu. It brings some much-needed Compiz eye-candy to older and smaller machines.

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Jon "maddog" Hall

Jon ‘maddog’ Hall is the executive director of Linux International, and one of the most prominent names in the community. James Buchanan catches up with him for a chat With a CV that takes in a number of big name companies, and several board positions to his name, Jon Hall is a major force in the open-source movement. He’s been using open-source software in one form or another since the late 1960s, and took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us.
Download his FREE articles here. part 1 part 2

Open Source Entrepreneurship Competition

LeadSure and Linux User and Developer is holding a competition to find the best entrepreneurs and small businesses developing open source and Linux based applications and ideas in the UK. We are holding an FREE event to help businesses take their business/product ideas to the next level. Winners will be given free IT services and businesses coaching to help make their idea a reality.

To enter go to www.leadsure.co.uk/linuxideas

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