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Linux.org Quietly Comes Back To Life

jfruh writes "The venerable Linux.org site quietly relaunched some weeks ago, offering much of the original useful content on Linux as well as some new articles. The site is still associated with Michael McLagen, a somewhat controversial figure due to the fights around the Linux Standards Association back in the late '90s. McLagen has not responded to requests for comments on the relaunched site."

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  1. Re:A long history of attracting nutballs by amiga3D · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unlike rational and reasonable people like Steve Ballmer or Steven Jobs?

  2. Re:Targeted Design by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would this be useful for Linux users? They're all using Lynx, as Linux is a command-line-only OS.

  3. Controversial? by poet · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Good lord.. since when... oh the 90s.... which were.... over a decade ago.

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  4. Re:Targeted Design by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck you, asshole. I use telnet.

  5. Follow the bouncing ball: by fak3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://www.linux.org/ -> http://twitter.com/LinuxDotOrg -> http://twitter.com/rlsteelman/status/197909427179884544 -> http://twitter.com/@rlsteelman (Ronald Steelman) -> http://www.ronaldsteelman.com/

    "Welcome to CodeIgniter! The page you are looking at is being generated dynamically by CodeIgniter. If you would like to edit this page you'll find it located at: application/views/welcome_message.php"

    Maybe his first article should be about setting up a site with CodeIgniter...or not!

  6. Re:Quietly coming back to life.. by fak3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    In case the site is down, here's a mirror http://www.invitinghome.com/Mirrors/img/mirror-1534.jpg

  7. Re:Quietly coming back to life.. by million_monkeys · · Score: 5, Funny

    In case the site is down, here's a mirror http://www.invitinghome.com/Mirrors/img/mirror-1534.jpg

    Your mirror doesn't seem to work. Either that, or I've become a vampire without realizing it.

  8. Re:Targeted Design by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude - seriously, "whoosh!"

    Besides, I use fread() straight off the network card to get all my website content. Doesn't everybody?

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  9. Open source can't be hacked by hawguy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I love the "testimonial" in the Latest News box from Pivatejetscharter.com that sounds like it was written by a Linux marketing specialist:

    http://www.linux.org/article/view/privatejetscharter-net-why-we-love-linux

    Open Source software gave us an extra level of security and speed that just wasn’t available through proprietary software. Our website has unique demands and we designed customized security for it that we are constantly changing and updating. Unlike static proprietary software that can be studied and then hacked in mass, attacking unique open source sites just isn’t profitable and it is much more difficult.

    Proprietary software is static and easily studied and hacked. Open source sites are unique and can't be hacked in mass.

  10. Re:Targeted Design by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude - seriously, "whoosh!"

    Besides, I use fread() straight off the network card to get all my website content. Doesn't everybody?

    I hook a flashlight to the fiber link and click it on and off really fast. Network cards are for amateurs.

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  11. Re:Targeted Design by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hook a flashlight to the fiber link and click it on and off really fast. Network cards are for amateurs

    Fiber? Luxury! I pick up the telephone, dial a modem, and start making bonging noises, followed by hissing... and then a comment appears on Slashdot

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  12. Re:Targeted Design by IceNinjaNine · · Score: 3, Funny

    Besides, I use fread() straight off the network card to get all my website content. Doesn't everybody?

    Only in promiscuous mode, cause I'm a whore. ;)