Running Linux, 5th Edition - Matthias Kalle Dalheimer [503]
http://www.tldp.org
Main site for the Linux Documentation Project
Open Source Projects
Listed here are web sites for some of the more popular open source and free software projects.
Web site
Description
http://freedesktop.org
Freedesktop.org, a project supported by several vendors to harmonize desktop projects and provide new functionality in common
http://koffice.kde.org
The KDE Office Suite project
http://www.abisource.com
The AbiWord word processor
http://www.alsa-project.org
Alternative Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) sound driver project
http://www.apache.org
The Apache web server project
http://www.cups.org
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
http://www.gnome.org
The GNOME Desktop project
http://www.gnu.org
The GNU Project
http://www.isdn4linux.de
ISDN4Linux, supporting ISDN on Linux
http://www.kde.org
The K Desktop Environment (KDE)
http://www.kernel.org
The official Linux kernel site
http://www.linux-usb.org
The Linux USB project
http://www.mozilla.org
The Mozilla web browser project
http://www.mysql.com
The MySQL database
http://www.openoffice.org
The OpenOffice.org office suite project, the open source version of StarOffice
http://www.postfix.org
The Postfix mailer project
http://www.povray.org
The Persistence Of Vision ray tracer
http://www.winehq.com
The Wine project
http://x.org
Maintainers of the X Window System
Programming Languages and Tools
These sites are related to popular Linux programming languages and to the hosting of Linux software projects.
Web site
Description
http://www.sourceforge.net
A site that hosts many Linux software projects, providing a place for documentation, a source code repository, bug tracking, and software building
http://savannah.gnu.org
GNU Savannah, a site offering features similar to SourceForge, but officially endorsed by the Free Software Foundation because all the hosting software is licensed under the GPL
http://www.blackdown.org
The home page of the Linux Java porting project
http://www.perl.com
Official site of the Perl programming language
http://www.php.net
Web site for the PHP programming language
http://www.python.org
Home page of the Python programming language
News and Information Sites
These sites offer news of interest to Linux users.
Web site
Description
http://www.desktoplinux.com
A site dedicated to Linux on the desktop
http://www.linux.com
A general Linux information and news site (with a very desirable URL)
http://www.linuxtoday.com
Linux Today web site
http://www.lwn.net
Linux Weekly News web site, which has in-depth coverage of the kernel and other developments
http://linuxsecurity.com
News and general information on Linux security issues
http://www.newsforge.com
NewsForge web site
http://www.slashdot.org
The popular news and discussion site that bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters."
http://www.theregister.co.uk
The Register, a UK site for IT industry news with a pro-Linux slant
http://www.varlinux.org
VarLinux news site, for Value Added Resellers (VARs)
Linux Software Directories and Download Sites
Listed here are some sites that maintain large searchable libraries of Linux software with links to download sites.
Web site
Description
http://www.freshmeat.net
A huge directory of Linux and open source software
http://www.icewalkers.com
The large Icewalkers Linux software directory site
http://www.linuxberg.com
The Linuxberg software directory site
Linux Distributions
Here is a long but by no means comprehensive list of some of the different Linux distributions available. These range from those backed by large companies, such as Red Hat, to specialized distributions developed by individuals or small groups. The DistroWatch site (http://distrowatch.com) has interesting news