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Old 01-07-2004, 04:31 PM   #1
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Who are the final linux authorities?

There has to be somebody out there who is the go-to-site or company for linux related problems, issues, or news. Who are the big linux players? Is it linux.org? IBM? What sites are respected as credible sources for linux information?

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Old 01-07-2004, 04:47 PM   #2
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Linux is the kernel so the top person who has all the say in the official kernel is Linus Torvalds. He also owns the Registered Trademark.
 
Old 01-07-2004, 05:03 PM   #3
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Old 01-07-2004, 05:18 PM   #4
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What sites are respected as credible sources for linux information?

Thank you!
Skippy
The place to start is the Linux Documentation Project http://www.tldp.org

For news there are
http://www.linuxtoday.com
http://newforge.com
 
Old 01-07-2004, 05:24 PM   #5
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Your replies are very helpful, thank you. Who would you say is the most credible source for Linux information? There are a lot of po-dunk linux sites out there and I don't want to get burned.
 
Old 01-07-2004, 05:44 PM   #6
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It's according to what you're looking for. There is no one site that will give you all the info you need. For documentaion, as I've already stated, http://www.tldp.org is a great place to start.

Exactly what kind of info are you looking for? There is no one site like microsoft.com
 
Old 01-07-2004, 05:46 PM   #7
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Resistance if futile...
You will be assimilated...

Oops, that's the final Microsoft authority.

Never mind.
 
Old 01-07-2004, 06:06 PM   #8
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Your replies are very helpful, thank you. Who would you say is the most credible source for Linux information? There are a lot of po-dunk linux sites out there and I don't want to get burned.
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/lear...entID=a0000037

http://www-136.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/
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Old 01-07-2004, 06:12 PM   #9
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Since Linux is the kernel, the authoritative site is
http://www.kernel.org/
 
  


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